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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Page 39 through 69.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Mother's favorite joke, the one that takes two days to tell, what does the little black poodle bring back to the train car?
(a) The lady's hat.
(b) The brick.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The cigar.

2. Which of the following instruments signals the evening news on the Dillard family radio?
(a) Xylophone.
(b) Accordian.
(c) Harp.
(d) Harmonica.

3. Where does Annie beg her parents to let her sleep, which they finally allow?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the treefort.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the closet.

4. Which of the following characters is described as "filled with various quaint sayings, stories, lyrics from songs"?
(a) Mother.
(b) Amy.
(c) Jo Anne Sheehy.
(d) Annie.

5. How does the driver of the car Annie attacked react?
(a) He chased Annie through the neighborhood.
(b) He shouted vulgarities from the car window.
(c) He ignored the attack and continued driving.
(d) He called Annie's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Lambert family, of Somerset township, famous for?

2. What is the name of the child who prompts Annie to make the attack on the passing car?

3. Which part of Annie's parents' bodies is she obsessed with as a child of five?

4. How long is Annie's father away, traveling to his dream city?

5. Where do the Sheehys live in proximity to the Dillards?

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