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The Grass Is Singing Quiz

Doris Lessing
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The Grass Is Singing Quiz

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1)

What does Mary wish Dick would install in the house? (from Chapter 5)

Windows.
Air conditioning.
Proper flooring.
Ceilings.
2)

What makes an irritating noise for Mary? (from Chapter 11)

Toads.
Cicadas.
Crickets.
Birds.
3)

About what does Mary pick up a pamphlet? (from Chapter 6)

Beekeeping.
Embroidery.
Copper mining.
Alpaca breeding.
4)

What does Mary order the boy to clean? (from Chapter 5)

The kitchen.
The floors.
Himself.
The bath.
5)

What is the only part of the newspaper that Mary reads? (from Chapter 6)

The sports section.
The economic news.
Births and marriages.
Obituaries.
6)

What does the doctor suggest? (from Chapter 7)

Wire the house for mosquitoes.
All of the choices
Cut back the bush.
Put in ceilings.
7)

With what will the geraniums grow side-by-side? (from Chapter 11)

Perennials.
Roses.
Daisies.
Blackjacks.
8)

What does Tony suggest Mary do? (from Chapter 11)

Get some rest.
Leave the farm immediately.
Go to a doctor.
Run for her life.
9)

What disease does Dick get? (from Chapter 7)

Typhoid.
Cholera.
Influenza.
Malaria.
10)

How far away is the station from the farm? (from Chapter 6)

Twenty-five miles.
Two miles.
Seven miles.
Nine miles.
11)

What happens to Dick in February? (from Chapter 9)

He gets in a car accident.
All of the above.
He has a stroke of luck with his crops.
He gets sick.
12)

What does Mary hate the most about the workers? (from Chapter 7)

Their smell.
Their rude remarks about her.
Their attitude.
Their language.
13)

What product causes the most loss at the store? (from Chapter 6)

Blankets.
Bicycles.
The food that rots before it is sold.
Whiskey.
14)

What does Charlie offer to do? (from Chapter 10)

Buy the farm.
Talk to Mary for Dick.
Help Dick with the farming.
Lend Dick some money.
15)

What does Mary forget to give the boy? (from Chapter 5)

Any sort of praise.
His wages.
A break.
Food.
16)

How does Moses comfort Mary? (from Chapter 9)

He gives her a glass of water and tells her to sleep.
He tells her about the hardships he faced at home.
He gives her a handkerchief to dry her eyes.
He gives her a shot of whiskey and takes her out on the verandah.
17)

From where did a new idea in farming that Dick tried come? (from Chapter 10)

America.
The colonies.
England.
Canada.
18)

What does Mary ask Dick if they can do? (from Chapter 8)

Go on vacation.
Retire early.
Have children.
Leave the farm.
19)

What feelings does Mary have towards Dick? (from Chapter 11)

Love.
Pity.
Hate.
Resentment.
20)

Where does Mary find Moses? (from Chapter 11)

In a clearing.
The store.
In the kitchen.
The old chicken coop.
21)

What part of the house makes noise when the seasons change? (from Chapter 7)

The floors.
The plumbing.
The windows.
The roof.
22)

What is the name of the new house boy? (from Chapter 8)

Moses.
Michael.
Damien.
Jonah.
23)

How many workers does Mary manage? (from Chapter 7)

Twenty.
Fifty-five.
Eighty.
One hundred.
24)

From where did Moses come? (from Chapter 9)

The slave pens.
Madagascar.
The mission.
A labor camp.
25)

When will it rain? (from Chapter 5)

In a month.
In the next season.
In a few days.
In six weeks, if Dick and Mary are lucky.
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