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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, p. 35-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the only two people the narrator say she would speak to on the phone?
(a) Bach and Beethoven.
(b) Her daughter and Bach.
(c) Her daughter and Tchaikovsky.
(d) Her sister and her brother.

2. What does the narrator tell the person that lives near her house?
(a) Not to light any fires.
(b) To leave the following morning.
(c) To come inside to sleep.
(d) Not to urinate in the yard.

3. Where does the housekeeper's husband work?
(a) At an electricity plant.
(b) At a car plant.
(c) At a chicken farming plant.
(d) At a chemical plant.

4. What job does the narrator offer the man she went to town with?
(a) Repairing the second floor lights.
(b) Cleaning the back yard.
(c) Cleaning the gutters.
(d) Fixing a drainage problem.

5. How long was the housekeeper absent?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 5 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the homeless man?

2. What composer is the narrator particularly fond of?

3. What does the narrator say about charity not being appreciated?

4. What is the name of the narrator's housekeeper?

5. What does access to money allow Mr. Vercueil to do?

(see the answer key)

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