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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Dangerous Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. March comes, and Mary Alice turns _______________.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Seventeen.

2. How old is the narrator?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty.

3. To take her mind off her fears, what does Mary Alice do?
(a) She sings to herself.
(b) She prays.
(c) She plays her Philco radio.
(d) She talks to Grandma.

4. One day in the cold of _____________, Mrs. Weidenbach knocks at the door.
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) December.
(d) March.

5. How does Mary Alice feel about meeting Royce?
(a) She is quite happy.
(b) She is terribly nervous.
(c) She is very excited.
(d) She is a little scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a final Christmas surprise, Grandma did what?

2. There are rumors of trying to do what to Arnold?

3. What is burgoo stew?

4. How does Grandma know the child is a Burdick?

5. What are Mary Alice and Grandma helping each other do when a man with a strange accent comes calling in April?

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