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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is M'Vy scared by?
(a) Dab's health.
(b) Miss Pricherd's nervousness.
(c) The darkness in the house.
(d) Brother Rush's driving.

2. Why does Tree say she turns on the light in the little room?
(a) Because she doesn't want M'Vy to be scared.
(b) Because she doesn't want there to be any question about what she sees.
(c) Because she is terrified.
(d) Because Brother Rush is on his way.

3. Why does M'Vy say she kept quiet about her family?
(a) She says that she was afraid of what would happen if the children knew the stories.
(b) She says that she didn't understand what was happening at the time.
(c) She says that she wanted to avoid repeating the patterns in the story.
(d) She says that wanted to beat fate.

4. What does Tree feel about Miss Pricherd's arrival?
(a) She is impatient.
(b) She is not happy.
(c) She is afraid.
(d) She is relieved.

5. Who is Dab?
(a) Tree's teacher.
(b) Tree's brother.
(c) The man on the stoop.
(d) Tree's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tree give Miss Pricherd when she leaves?

2. What does the narrator say Dab is suffering from, in addition to illness?

3. What is Brother Rush holding in his hand?

4. Who is driving with Brother Rush?

5. Where does Tree feel like she is transported to?

(see the answer key)

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