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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. One of the girls taunting her says that Primrose's mother should have done what instead of sailing off into the storm to find her husband?
(a) Build a new boat.
(b) Wait until morning.
(c) Call the Coast Guard.
(d) Stay with Primrose.

2. When Primrose returns home, Uncle Jack has made her favorite dinner. Why is he being unusually nice to her?
(a) Because he believes the sheriff's evidence that her parents are dead.
(b) Because he likes Miss Perfidy.
(c) Because it is a holiday.
(d) Because it is Primrose's birthday.

3. When Primrose's parents are lost at sea, everyone else assumes they are dead. However, Primrose "just knows" they are where?
(a) Skiing in the alps.
(b) Dancing with the stars.
(c) Living on an island.
(d) Swimming with the dolphins.

4. How old is Primrose at the beginning of the story?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

5. Primrose avoids the children one day by slipping into a store run by Mr. and Mrs. Cantina. What type of store is it?
(a) A candy store.
(b) A drugstore.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A video store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Primrose visit the pier almost every day?

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

3. Who does Primrose name Mallomar?

4. What does Primrose do while Uncle Jack shows the "cinnamon house" for the second time?

5. What does Miss Honeycut bake for Uncle Jack in Chapter 3?

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