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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Louie's relationship with Henny?
(a) Henny is her step-mother.
(b) Henny is her mother.
(c) Henny is her cousin.
(d) Henny is her aunt.

2. How does Clare approach her poverty?
(a) By shrinking inside herself.
(b) By apologizing all the time.
(c) By laughing at it.
(d) By letting people walk all over her.

3. How does the narrator characterize Sam Pollit's relationship with his children?
(a) He overdoes it to compensate for being gone so often.
(b) He never breaks promises to them.
(c) He sleeps and rises by their needs.
(d) He tries to ignore them as much as he can.

4. What is the house like when Sam arrives home?
(a) Bubbling with children.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Seething with resentments.
(d) Dark.

5. In what way does Colonel Willets see David Collyer's death as an opportunity?
(a) Now he can toy with Sam's appointment, and drive him away from the institute.
(b) Now he can discredit Sam and have him removed from his post.
(c) Now he can extract more contributions from Sam.
(d) Now he can make Sam loyal to him personally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Sam brought back from Malaysia in the crates?

2. According to the narrator, Saul Pilgrim is the only person who will ______________.

3. What is Henny's response to the events of mid summer?

4. How has the trip changed Sam?

5. What does Louie do when Henny is in her special place?

(see the answer key)

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