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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did Wanda and her parents live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Denver.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. What picture does Wanda put into her backpack in chapter 3?
(a) A picture of a small girl and woman bowling.
(b) A picture of an older woman in a car.
(c) A picture of a man and woman in a park.
(d) A picture of a small girl in front of a church.

3. Why did Wanda work hard to never break a dish in the Schultz household?
(a) She did not want to be abandoned again.
(b) She did not want to get in trouble.
(c) She thought the chips and cracks on the dishes were her fault.
(d) She thought a broken dish would cause her father to be injured.

4. What is one of the ways Margaret feels in chapter 6 that Wanda has brought new life to her house?
(a) The phone rings now.
(b) She talks a lot.
(c) There are more people around.
(d) She plays music a lot.

5. What does Margaret have a strong impulse to call the valet at the Hotel Orleans?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Watson.
(c) Sherlock.
(d) Stephen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author describing in the prologue?

2. What two attributes does Wanda assign to Margaret that gives her great comfort?

3. Who is weeping in the prologue?

4. Who is Troy?

5. What is the ritual that Margaret has grown used to Wanda conducting each morning?

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