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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Shoemaker and His Elves, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Kathleen's accompanist in New York?
(a) Violet.
(b) Lily.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Rose.

2. What job did James work to help pay for Kathleen's boarding school fees?
(a) He worked in a coal mine.
(b) He worked as a dishwasher.
(c) He worked as a bookie.
(d) He worked as a bus driver.

3. Which of the following did Mumma die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A stroke.
(c) A gunshot wound.
(d) Starvation.

4. Where does James lock up Materia, after discovering Kathleen's dead body?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the coal cellar.
(c) In the car garage.
(d) In the stove room.

5. Which of the Piper family members create a family tree to show the generations who lived before them?
(a) Lily.
(b) Frances.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following Piper women waits hopefully everyday for James's death notice to arrive?

2. Who is the narrator of the novel when the reader learns about Materia's funeral?

3. What is the name of Materia's firstborn daughter?

4. What does James do when he visits Kathleen's graveside?

5. In what room of the house did Mumma die?

(see the answer key)

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