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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: Chapters 16-18 and Autumn: Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the phone call between Mary and Belinda in Chapter 18, Mary reports that Aunty and Uncle had allowed her to watch what event?
(a) The interview of the new housegirl.
(b) The inauguration of the new mayor.
(c) The dismissal of the previous housegirl.
(d) The slaughter of the pig.

2. The trinket box is where Amma keeps all things related to whom?
(a) Mary.
(b) Roisin.
(c) Aunty.
(d) Nana.

3. On what television show had Nana watched the onscreen kiss while unknowingly being observed by Amma?
(a) Brookside.
(b) Coronation Street.
(c) Footballers' Wives.
(d) Fawlty Towers.

4. What action does Belinda take in relation to seeing the coffin?
(a) She cannot look away from it.
(b) She cannot look at it.
(c) She can only look at it for brief moments at a time.
(d) She forces herself to look at it.

5. When Chapter 1 begins, how many months has it been since Belinda started working in Aunty and Uncle's house?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 24.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which act by the pallbearers inspires the mourners to respond with cheers?

2. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?

3. What type of insect does Mary swallow while she is talking to Belinda on the phone?

4. What items do the pallbearers request be brought to them?

5. Mary is upset when Belinda waits how many days after the party to call her at Aunty and Uncle's house?

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