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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Edwards discover how Cathy's parents died?
(a) He hires a private investigator.
(b) He asks an agent from her hometown.
(c) He sees it in the newspapers.
(d) He puts Cathy in a trance and asks her.

2. What does Cathy kill while her mother is away?
(a) A snake.
(b) A goat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A chicken.

3. How are Adam and Cyrus related?
(a) Adam and Cyrus are cousins.
(b) Adam is Cyrus' uncle.
(c) Cyrus is Adam's father.
(d) Cyrus and Adam are brothers.

4. What disease does Cyrus' second wife have?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Sciatica.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Tuberculosis.

5. In what state does the story take place?
(a) Colorado.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things is Samuel well-known for?

2. What does the narrator call Cathy?

3. What is the name of Cyrus' second son?

4. Where does Cyrus move after Adam goes to war?

5. At what age does Cathy become a complete stranger to her parents?

(see the answer key)

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