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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Henny like going to Washington D.C.?
(a) She can hide the fact that she is poor.
(b) She can buy things she can't get at home.
(c) She can watch the rich people and envy them.
(d) She can pretend to be rich.

2. How does the narrator characterize Josephine Pollit?
(a) Tall with blond hair.
(b) Fat and slow.
(c) Short and plump.
(d) Lanky and aloof.

3. In what way does Sam juxtapose nature and Henny?
(a) He is comfortable in nature, but he is never at home with Henny.
(b) Nature is a passion of his, and he is a passion of Henny's.
(c) He loves nature, but can't understand why Henny hates him so much.
(d) He has learned to know nature, but he does not feel he knows Henny at all.

4. What does Henny's friend tell her?
(a) She should stop dwelling on the negative things.
(b) She should get help.
(c) She should divorce Sam.
(d) She should travel.

5. Who is Josephine Pollit?
(a) Sam's mother.
(b) Sam's older sister.
(c) Sam's aunt.
(d) Sam's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Sam about leaving Henny in charge of the house while he is gone?

2. What is Louie like when her parents are gone?

3. Where is Henny's special place?

4. When does Henny say she was tricked?

5. What does Henny say she would like to do to Sam?

(see the answer key)

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