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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the sheriff take Primrose?
(a) To her home.
(b) To the pier.
(c) To the sheriff's office.
(d) To the circus.

2. What do the other kids mean when they call Uncle Jack a "developer"?
(a) He is a real estate developer who builds houses.
(b) He works in a gym and has developed athlete's foot.
(c) He works in a darkroom and develops film.
(d) He works in a hospital and has developed chicken pox.

3. What did Primrose's mother do after her husband was lost at sea?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Sail out in the storm searching for him.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Hide under the bed.

4. What is the name of the sheriff who takes Primrose away?
(a) Sheriff Peters.
(b) Sheriff Tuesday.
(c) Sheriff Judy.
(d) Sheriff Anderson.

5. What color is Primrose's hair?
(a) Green -- "the color of leaves in the summer."
(b) Blond -- "the color of autumn wheat."
(c) Orange -- "the color of carrots in apricot glaze."
(d) Purple -- "the color of spring lilacs."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miss Perfidy's reaction when Primrose says that she "just knows" her parents are still alive?

2. Why is Uncle Jack so eager to sell the "cinnamon house"?

3. Miss Honeycut is from Europe, and claims to be related to whom?

4. With her parents gone, who is Primrose's nearest living relative?

5. Left alone, Primrose imagines the noises from the gym are what sounds?

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