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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jordan place in front of Grace at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A book.
(b) A hat.
(c) A potato.
(d) An orange.

2. How does Mary Whitney’s father lose his farm?
(a) Flood.
(b) Drought.
(c) Taken by the bank in foreclosure.
(d) Burned to punish him for being a radical.

3. What does McDermott do first to Nancy according to the poem?
(a) Break her neck.
(b) Put a knife through her heart.
(c) Throw her in the cellar.
(d) Strike her on the head with an axe.

4. Why doesn’t Mr. George return to college after Christmas?
(a) He becomes ill.
(b) He is going to take over the family business.
(c) He is finished with school.
(d) He has been expelled.

5. What does Mary Whitney say about her grandmother?
(a) Her grandmother died the night Mary was born.
(b) Her grandmother could ride any horse.
(c) Her grandmother was very wealthy.
(d) Her grandmother was an Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grace think of the stories written about her?

2. How much does Grace tell Jordan about her dream of the previous night?

3. What kind of flowers are growing out of the gravel at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What does Grace do when she meets the doctor?

5. Why does Effie try to hang herself?

(see the answer key)

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