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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mattie’s mother die from in the novel?
(a) A brain aneurism.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Bubonic plague.

2. Who does Mattie learn Royal informed of Emmie Hubbard’s back-taxes in Chapter 29?
(a) Arn Satterlee.
(b) Belinda Becker.
(c) Uncle Fifty.
(d) Lawton Gokey.

3. Emily Baxter is said to be what kind of writer in the novel?
(a) A science-fiction novelist.
(b) A poet.
(c) An essayist.
(d) A historical romantic novelist.

4. How old is Louisa Gokey in the novel?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

5. What is the name of Emmie Hubbard’s eldest son?
(a) John Hubbard.
(b) Tommy Hubbard.
(c) Peter Hubbard.
(d) Jimmy Hubbard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator describe as sitting on “the porch until the end of time, rapping her cane on the railing for more lemonade” in the beginning of the novel?

2. When Mattie discovers Emmie Hubbard engaged in sexual activity with a man in Chapter 18, Mattie surmises that how many of Mrs. Hubbard’s children are illegitimate?

3. What is the name of Royal Loomis’s mother?

4. Where did Uncle Fifty show up drunk and passed out when he arrived at Mattie’s family home?

5. What is the last name of Mattie’s Aunt Josie?

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