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Crossing to Safety | Quiz

Wallace Stegner
This Study Guide consists of approximately 56 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Crossing to Safety.

Crossing to Safety | Quiz

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1)

In what way did Sid tell Charity he would like to see her? (from Part 1: Chapter 6)

Through a friend
In a telegram
On the phone
In a letter
2)

Why does Sid not want to go on the picnic? (from Part 3, Chapter 3)

He sunburns too easily
He knows Charity is planning to die when he's gone
He has had the flu
He has to get up early tomorrow
3)

Why does Larry write so much during his first year of teaching? (from Part 1: Chapter 7)

Fear of being laid off for lack of being published
He likes to write as a hobby
He keeps his teaching skills sharp
He is anti social
4)

What is the name of Charity's sister? (from Part 1: Chapter 6)

Ava
Composure
Hope
Comfort
5)

What major work does Larry begin? (from Part 1: Chapter 7)

A mural
Addition to the house
A novel
A new house
6)

What is Sid doing as Part 1: Chapter 9 begins? (from Part 1: Chapter 9)

Taking a walk
Reading a book
Sleeping
Teaching a class
7)

What do Sid and Charity agree on? (from Part 3, Chapter 3)

New dining room furniture
New investments
Architectural drawings
Charity should not go on the picnic
8)

Where is the family having a picnic? (from Part 3: Chapter 4)

Kennebunkport
The back yard
Folsom Hill
A state park
9)

What element of foreshadowing does the author provide in this chapter? (from Part 1: Chapter 8)

Sid breaks his shoelace
Larry has a missed phone call
Larry has a terrible migraine
Sally does not feel well during the party
10)

What does one of the other professors call Larry? (from Part 1: Chapter 7)

Boring
A real inspiration
A hack
Inspired
11)

What does Sally need to help her get around? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

Sturdy shoes
Wheelchair
Crutches
Canes
12)

Where do the Langs and the Morgans go after their afternoon classes? (from Part 1: Chapter 10)

Sailing
Golfing
Bowling
Drinking
13)

Who takes care of Charity's children most of the time? (from Part 1: Chapter 7)

Sally
A nanny
Her neighbor
Her mother
14)

What does Charity do when she sees the Morgans? (from Part 2: Chapter 5)

Smiles
Faints
Screams
Cries
15)

Why has Sid come to Charity's home? (from Part 1: Chapter 6)

To interview her father
To take a vacation
To learn to ski
To ask her to marry him
16)

What is the condition of Sid's barn? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

Meticulous
Empty
Organized chaos
Chaotic
17)

What does Sid do when he sees the Morgans? (from Part 2: Chapter 5)

Jumps to his feet
Goes silent
Cries
Smiles
18)

Who offers Larry a job? (from Part 1: Chapter 12)

Charity's brother
Charity's father
Charity's uncle
Sid's father
19)

What does Sid finally rationalize? (from Part 3: Chapter 2)

His career choice was a mistake
Charity is set on dying
The car will not start
He has failed his children
20)

What is Larry doing at the beginning of Part 3: Chapter 4? (from Part 3: Chapter 4)

Grilling hamburgers
Looking for Sid
Swimming
Reading
21)

What emotional event does Larry experience? (from Part 1: Chapter 8)

A state of shock
A plunge into depression
A surge of joy
A bad premonition
22)

What does Larry catch Sid and Charity doing in the nude? (from Part 1: Chapter 13)

Gathering berries
Packing their gear
Reading a map
Making love
23)

What event occurs at the beginning of Part 1: Chapter 10? (from Part 1: Chapter 10)

Sid buys a new house
Larry publishes a book
Larry loses his job
Sid loses his job
24)

Where did Sid teach after losing his job in Wisconsin? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

Princeton
Yale
Dartmouth
Duke
25)

How is Charity's mother characterized? (from Part 1: Chapter 6)

As a commander
Mentally unstable
As a shrinking violet
Emotionally unavailable
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