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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. What is Margret glad that her father cannot see?
(a) The empty cupboards.
(b) Her mother's weary face.
(c) That she and her mother have sold many household items.
(d) The shabbiness of the furniture.

2. Which of the following does Mrs. Howth NOT ask Joel to prepare for Lois?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Bed.
(c) Food.
(d) Pipe.

3. What does Margret do before going to bed?
(a) Steps outside for a few minutes.
(b) Brushes her hair.
(c) Sets out breakfast dishes.
(d) Banks the fire.

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the conditions in the mill where Lois Yare worked as a child?
(a) State-of-the-art.
(b) Poor ventilation.
(c) Little food.
(d) Dark.

5. Mr. Holmes knows that he would be ____________ with Margret as his wife.
(a) Stressed.
(b) Content.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Knowles do when walking with Mr. Howth outside?

2. What does Margret find that prompts her to write this story?

3. What is the setting for Chapter 2?

4. Margret shares office space with ____________.

5. What keeps Joe from interacting with the people he sees on the street?

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