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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jean's mother call the public school?
(a) The devils work.
(b) The corrupter of children.
(c) The mill of brainwashing.
(d) The breeding ground.

2. Which of the following best characterizes the way Jean's mother sees the world?
(a) A confusing jumble of forces.
(b) Black and white.
(c) As all God's creations.
(d) A place of shadowy nuances.

3. What does Jean have to remind her not to cut corners?
(a) None of the above.
(b) A coin from a fallen government.
(c) A ticket to a play she couldn't attend as punishment for sloppy work.
(d) Whalebone from a corset bought at a cheap clothing store.

4. What is her mother's response when Jean asks her why she married her father?
(a) "We had to have something for you."
(b) " I needed him."
(c) "I loved him."
(d) " I couldn't make it on my own."

5. What does Jean overhear her mother say about the people that invited her to the seashore?
(a) They abducted children.
(b) They dealt in unnatural passions.
(c) They drank.
(d) They were unholy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Jean's mother suspicious of a package that came from Wigan?

2. How does Jean's attempt to tell her mother about her deafness go?

3. What does Jean ask for when her mother takes her to town to buy mince?

4. What do Jean and her mother do routinely on Sunday mornings?

5. What is on the tablecloth Jean's family uses on Sundays?

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