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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, p. 35-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator ask the man to do after seeing what he purchased?
(a) To return what he purchased.
(b) To return the unspent money to her.
(c) To give the unspent money to a charity.
(d) To keep the unspent money.

2. Who does the narrator ask for help with her car problems?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) The homeless man.

3. What is Mr. Vercueil doing in the back yard that the housekeeper's daughters watch?
(a) Work on the lawn mower.
(b) Clean the pool.
(c) Dig a hole.
(d) Ride a bicycle.

4. What is the man's reaction to the narrator's comment about giving money for nothing?
(a) He slaps her.
(b) He nods his head.
(c) He calls her names.
(d) He laughs.

5. What does the narrator give to the person that lives near her house the first evening?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Food.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator's husband in Part One?

2. What does the narrator ask Florence about?

3. What happens to the narrator's car in Page 16?

4. What does the narrator bring the person that lives near her house the morning after his return?

5. What is the ethnicity of the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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