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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Minute in the Morning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator, Mary Alice, gets off the train, and, beyond a few clothes, her only possessions are her cat ____________ and her radio.
(a) Footsie.
(b) Polly.
(c) Bootsie.
(d) Mousy.

2. What happens when Augie aims his gun at the fleeing rabbit?
(a) He hits his target.
(b) He changes his mind and does not shoot at the rabbit.
(c) The rabbit races underneath a parked car, and Augie winds up shooting out the new tire of the car.
(d) Mary Alice screams at him.

3. Finally home, Grandma cuts the food open with what?
(a) An electric saw.
(b) A carving knife.
(c) A butter knife.
(d) The pranksters' handsaw.

4. The narrator tells the reader that her father lost his job and her brother Joey has joined __________.
(a) A gang.
(b) The military.
(c) A union.
(d) The Civilian Conservation Corps.

5. Halloween is a _________ occasion in Grandma's town.
(a) Huge.
(b) Small.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Minor.

Short Answer Questions

1. A forlorn Mary Alice informs Grandma of ______________.

2. Instead, what does Grandma do?

3. They scramble out of there, leaving behind what?

4. Grandma takes Mary Alice directly where?

5. At _____________ o' clock, everyone stops to observe a minute of silence for Armistice Day.

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