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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 18, for how long at a time does the man who came for Rill tell Miss Tann that his wife takes to her bed?
(a) 4-5 weeks.
(b) 10-12 days.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Months.

2. In Chapter 9, what type of tree does Avery remember playing under at her grandmother's house?
(a) Evergreen.
(b) Willow.
(c) Dogwood.
(d) Magnolia.

3. What time does Avery call Trent after discovering her grandmother's typewriter in Chapter 13?
(a) 1:30 a.m.
(b) 11:30 p.m.
(c) Almost midnight.
(d) Almost dawn.

4. What does Rill smell in Chapter 10, when a man comes into the room where she and her siblings are sleeping?
(a) Peppermint.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Popcorn.

5. What was the name of Grandma Judy's husband?
(a) Harold.
(b) David.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Arnold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what time is Rill supposed to be at a downtown hotel?

2. In Chapter 19, how many husbands does May say that she has outlived?

3. At the end of Chapter 10, what color is the hair of the boy who tells Rill not to let Riggs get her off by herself?

4. In Chapter 8, what type of bird flew into the front-door glass?

5. In Chapter 20, why does Mrs. Sevier want to talk Fern to Memphis?

(see the answer key)

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