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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the novel's opening paragraph, Nellie has taken her three children and left, presumably for where?
(a) America.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) France.

2. What does Bert die of?
(a) Violent protest in Moscow.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Old age.

3. Who pounds on the door of the location Frank finds his children at?
(a) The station master's wife.
(b) Nellie.
(c) The taxi driver.
(d) A police officer.

4. The choral society Frank and Nellie met at was performing what at the time?
(a) Hialeah.
(b) Hiawatha.
(c) Hiatus Hernia.
(d) Honolulu.

5. When Frank arrives where his children were said to be at, he is told they are now where?
(a) The home of the police chief.
(b) The fire station.
(c) A local mission house.
(d) The home of the station master.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frank select a taxi that appears as though it were just starting for the day rather than one that was running all night?

2. Bert informs Frank he recently hires an accountant who is also what?

3. Frank's father, Bert, dies when?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Selwyn inadvertently leave behind?

5. How old does Nellie make it clear to Frank she is when they meet?

(see the answer key)

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