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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. Who does Stephen tell at the market that Kate has disappeared?
(a) His boss.
(b) His employee.
(c) The police.
(d) His friends.

2. Who does Stephen feel sorry for at the Darke House when he leaves?
(a) Louise.
(b) Thelma.
(c) Mark.
(d) Charles.

3. Who do Stephen's parents encourage him to forget?
(a) Julie and Kate.
(b) Thelma and Charles.
(c) Mark and Melissa.
(d) Kristen and Claire.

4. What does Thelma say that Charles is, at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Playful.
(b) Mad.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Sad.

5. What does Stephen think women are torn between doing, which makes them suffer?
(a) Fighting and peace.
(b) Cooking and cleaning.
(c) Love and life.
(d) Motherhood and careers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Stephen's family move a lot when he was a kid?

2. Who does Stephen come to learn has resigned from life in politics?

3. By overcoming what they find difficult to learn, what can children achieve, according to the young man at the committee?

4. What does Stephen think Julie is doing to herself after Kate's disappearance?

5. Whose life is Stephen's first story loosely based on, at the age of eleven?

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