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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Uncle Fifty shows up in Chapter 11 with a bundle of money from where?
(a) A coal mining expedition.
(b) A lumberjacking expedition.
(c) A poker game win.
(d) A gold mining expedition.

2. What kind of boat serves as the floating grocery store and lending library in the novel?
(a) A crab boat.
(b) A trolling boat.
(c) An ocean liner.
(d) A pickle boat.

3. What is the only book Mattie’s Aunt Josie suggests she read?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Poems of Robert Frost.
(c) Little Women.
(d) The Farmer’s Almanac.

4. How does Papa respond when he discovers Mattie’s spent most of her money at the floating lending library?
(a) He hits Mattie.
(b) He hugs Mattie.
(c) He laughs at Mattie.
(d) He cries and leaves the room.

5. What work does Mattie do for Aunt Josie?
(a) Dictation.
(b) Housecleaning.
(c) Book organizing.
(d) Yard work.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was The House of Mirth first published?

2. How is Uncle Fifty related to Mattie?

3. How are Minnie’s twins described when they are born?

4. What does Mattie impulsively spend most of her money on at the grocery store/lending library in Eagle Bay?

5. What’s the name of the boat that is dragging the lake in the beginning of the novel?

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