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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the narrator remember Cordelia?
(a) Running across a mutual friend.
(b) Getting a postcard.
(c) Finding an old photograph of the two of them together.
(d) Coming back to the town where they knew each other.

2. What do Elaine's friends say she's done wrong that makes them not speak to her at the Christmas parade?
(a) They say she's grown too tall.
(b) They say she's said something wrong, but they won't say what.
(c) They say she's insulted them, but they won't say how.
(d) They say she's worn the wrong dress.

3. What careers do Elaine's daughters have?
(a) Architect and dentist.
(b) Librarian and scientist.
(c) Accountant and doctor.
(d) Teacher and lawyer.

4. What relationship does Cordelia have to the narrator?
(a) Mother.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Sister.
(d) Best friend.

5. What is one of Elaine's favorite childhood games?
(a) Jacks.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Hopscotch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Elaine color differently with her friends than with her brother?

2. What part of the narrator's body is bloodied?

3. What does the narrator compare time to?

4. Does the narrator think she'd recognize Cordelia today?

5. What shape is the hole Cordelia begins to dig in the back yard?

(see the answer key)

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