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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes everyone stop talking and wait?
(a) Clovis returning
(b) Old John offering to sell Tipton place to Gertie
(c) Gertie digging for potatoes
(d) The sound of a unique car approaching

2. As it rains, for what is Gertie grateful about the new house?
(a) That the windows are solid
(b) That Clovis is not there
(c) That she moved before the rain started
(d) That the children are safe

3. Which of the following words best describes how the cab driver responds to the excitement of Gertie's children?
(a) Ignoring
(b) Mocking
(c) Excitedly
(d) Indifferent

4. What does Clovis want to do as his future job once he leaves the Army?
(a) Retire
(b) Live on a farm
(c) Start his own business
(d) Work in a factory

5. What does Gertie say she will use to whip the children?
(a) Belt
(b) Rope
(c) Switch
(d) Shaving strop

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the family rule regarding Sundays?

2. Which of the following terms best describes how the other children treated the one child who had difficulty reading?

3. Who tells Gertie that she cannot whip them as she threatened?

4. What does Mrs. Daly throw into Mrs. Bales' face?

5. At the beginning of chapter five, why does Gertie awaken early?

(see the answer key)

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