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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, and Rich Chicago Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it important that the school is many miles from Mildred's house?
(a) She will not be able to follow Mary Alice home from school the next day.
(b) She will be late to school the next day.
(c) It is too far for Mildred to go to complain about Grandma's behavior.
(d) It is too far for her to get to without a horse or shoes.

2. Her desk mate dubs Mary Alice the "rich Chicago girl." Why?
(a) Mary Alice is very rich.
(b) Mary Alice is even more poor than she is.
(c) Mary Alice is dressed slightly better than her.
(d) Mary Alice is quiet and comes across as a snob.

3. Grandma, acting quite polite, does what?
(a) Talks to Mildred out on the porch.
(b) Tells Mildred to go home.
(c) Invites the girls inside.
(d) Gives Mildred the dollar.

4. How does Grandma react to Mary Alice's arrival?
(a) She offers no hug or greeting and moans about having to take in her granddaughter.
(b) She gives her a huge hug.
(c) She completely ignores her.
(d) She begins to cry and tells her how much she has missed her.

5. How does Grandma know that the horse was not even Mildred's?
(a) The horse threw Mildred off his back.
(b) The horse belongs to the neighbors down the road.
(c) Mildred's family is too poor to own any horses.
(d) Mildred's father is a notorious horse thief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has broken the narrator and her mother?

2. Like a typical bully, what does Mary Alice's desk mate demand from Mary Alice?

3. The _____________ family are notoriously bad people.

4. A forlorn Mary Alice informs Grandma of ______________.

5. To where does Mildred follow Mary Alice?

(see the answer key)

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