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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what major event in American history was Charlie Moore born?
(a) The emancipation.
(b) The Second World War.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) The dust bowl.

2. What song did Charlie sing under her breath while driving erratically through the rain-whipped streets during the hurricane?
(a) "Mack the Knife".
(b) "The Policeman and the BIshop".
(c) "Pirate Jenny".
(d) "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse".

3. Which of the following aspects of Cascade's landscape did NOT fascinate Mary and Lecia upon their arrival in the new city?
(a) Caves full of bats.
(b) Cold mountain streams.
(c) Abandoned mines.
(d) Fields of wildflowers.

4. In what room of the house did the Karr family eat their dinner until Grandma Moore came to stay with them?
(a) In the dining room.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the kitchen.

5. How long was Pete in town for the purchase of the new house before he had to fly back to Texas to work -- a move that scandalized the neighborhood?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal did Grandma Moore insist on eating rather than eating Pete's roadside gumbo?

2. What type of expensive animal fur coat did Charlie buy, which alienated her from her neighbors in Texas?

3. Which of the following Karr family members refused to evacuate the home when a hurricane rolled through?

4. To which city did the Karr family travel to see the World's Fair?

5. What common animal did Pete catch around the house and use to make gumbo for his family?

(see the answer key)

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