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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what do Ellen's parents complain about when she visits them?
(a) How Ellen doesn't visit often enough.
(b) How their house is falling apart.
(c) How broke they are.
(d) How little their children do for them.

2. Why was Colin's mother in the hospital?
(a) She broke a bone.
(b) She was depressed.
(c) She was having a baby.
(d) She needed surgery.

3. When do Harry and his family move just outside of Saxton?
(a) The 1910s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1940s.
(d) The 1930s.

4. What are the Saxon's neighbors waiting for in Part 3, Chapter 16?
(a) The delivery of a daily newspaper.
(b) The end of the war.
(c) The opening of a new factory.
(d) The housing prices to rise.

5. How long will Colin's bus ride be when he starts school in the fall?
(a) Ten minutes each way.
(b) A half hour each way.
(c) An hour each way.
(d) An hour and a half each way.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Colin's examination take?

2. What does Colin do after his job on the farm ends?

3. Who helps the Savilles manage their grief over losing Andrew?

4. What does Ellen do to Harry when Stafford comes over for tea?

5. What does Harry begin to do every night before work in Part 2, Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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