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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Holly and Phillip live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Newark.
(d) Long Island.

2. How does Phillip begin his description of Mr. Carver and Mr. Shackleford?
(a) They are mature, and excellent dressers.
(b) They are serious, not humorous or philosophizing.
(c) They are ruthless, and not concerned with others.
(d) They are shy and retiring.

3. How do the people in his family and of the town treat Mr. Carver when he is young?
(a) As a bully.
(b) Like a little prince.
(c) Like a middle child.
(d) As one of them.

4. How are Betsy and Josephine dressed when Phillip and Father walk into the house?
(a) Both are in fancy dresses and jewelry.
(b) Both are in brand new, modest gingham housedresses.
(c) Both are wearing jeans and a button down shirt.
(d) Both are in wild clothing.

5. What does Phillip realize on his trip home to Memphis?
(a) It is time to confront his father about the move to Memphis.
(b) It is time to forget his father's wrongdoings.
(c) It is time to confront his sisters about their nighttime behavior.
(d) It is time to forgive his family for being so strange.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phillip ask his mother to give him from her dressing table?

2. What kind of car does Mr. Carver drive?

3. Why does Phillip believe his father goes to the same nightclubs as his daughters?

4. What does Alex do upon arriving at the front door in Chapter 8?

5. What is Mother's reaction to Phillip's declaration that moving to Memphis has ruined his life?

(see the answer key)

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