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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Sam furious after the reading of the will?
(a) David Collyer hadn't spoken to him about his will before he died.
(b) His plans for further expeditions will have to be delayed.
(c) Almost all the property will have to be sold.
(d) Henny was overlooked like she was.

2. What does Sam think Louie's reaction will be if he reads her poetry?
(a) She will be mortified.
(b) She will stop thinking of herself as so superior.
(c) She will be pleased.
(d) She will be honored.

3. What happens to Louie in her first days in high school?
(a) She implodes.
(b) She blossoms.
(c) She fades.
(d) She sinks.

4. What does Saul Pilgrim talk about when he comes to visit?
(a) Biology.
(b) Economics.
(c) Politics.
(d) Fishing.

5. What does Henny accuse Bert Anderson of?
(a) Sleeping around.
(b) Secretly loving her.
(c) Being selfish.
(d) Hating her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Pollit family have to leave Georgetown?

2. How does Sam anger Colonel Willets?

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

4. How does the narrator characterize the house Sam finds?

5. What does Henny snap at when she is in a foul mood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do things come to a head with Colonel Willets and Sam?

2. Describe Saul Pilgrim's visit in June.

3. What happens after Sam gets the anonymous letter?

4. Describe Louie's experience in a new school.

5. What is it that upsets Sam during his homecoming celebration?

6. What happens when Sam reads Louie's poetry?

7. How does the new baby strain the Pollit household?

8. Describe the reading of David Collyer's will.

9. How does Henny die?

10. Why doesn't Sam let Louie go when she says she wants to leave?

(see the answer keys)

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