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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 does the narrator find at the start of Part One?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her sister.
(c) A homeless man.
(d) A homeless woman.

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

3. When does the person the narrator met at the start of Part One return?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) In the morning.
(c) Around noon.
(d) In the evening.

4. Why did the housekeeper bring her son to the narrator's house?
(a) The school is closed.
(b) It is after 5 p.m.
(c) The bus broke down.
(d) It is vacation time.

5. What did the narrator find most troubling after her house was burglarized?
(a) The vandalism.
(b) Stealing her piano.
(c) The graffiti left on her sofa.
(d) The burglars where white.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator write about?

2. What is Mr. Vercueil doing in the back yard that the housekeeper's daughters watch?

3. How long does the man work before being paid by the narrator?

4. Where is the man that the narrator brings on her trip to town from?

5. Who does the narrator ask for help with her car problems?

(see the answer key)

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