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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Pillar of the Community.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mitzi do when she calls her husband?
(a) She asks when he is coming home.
(b) She confesses what she has done.
(c) She fakes tears and fear.
(d) She acts as if nothing has happened.

2. What does Ruthie do after she gets out of the car?
(a) She says good night to Hayden.
(b) She goes into the store.
(c) She hurries to her apartment.
(d) She calls her mom on her cell phone.

3. A week later, what happens in the Cascades?
(a) Mount St. Helens blasts steam from its top and sulfurous gases spew out at random times.
(b) A bear is spotted.
(c) A tornado rips through the forest.
(d) Lightning strikes several trees and homes.

4. What does Devin say that Evelyn will discover in the gazebo?
(a) Something delicious.
(b) Something scary.
(c) Something amazing.
(d) Something beautiful.

5. Suddenly, who appears?
(a) Evelyn's mother.
(b) Evelyn's father.
(c) Devin.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Higgs, is anyone ever prepared for a disaster?

2. What has the man left at Mitzi's house?

3. Where is there another story about a bored wife and a hired man?

4. Who comes to evacuate Lottie and her family?

5. What does Higgs argue is the lesson of this particular story?

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