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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a young girl, what does Elaine collect?
(a) Silver paper from cigarette packs.
(b) Stones from each place she visits.
(c) Gum wrappers and paper clips.
(d) Pins with different colored heads.

2. What does John make for a living?
(a) Wrapping paper designs.
(b) Resin body parts for movies.
(c) Chairs shaped like ordinary objects.
(d) Strange shaped bottles for soft drinks.

3. What adjective did people use to describe Toronto in the past?
(a) Dull.
(b) Homey.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Hopping.

4. At the store, what does someone try to steal from Elaine?
(a) Her watch.
(b) Her jewelry.
(c) Her wallet.
(d) Her package.

5. How does Elaine feel about girlish things like braids and purses?
(a) She hates them.
(b) She thinks they're childish.
(c) She thinks they're ugly.
(d) She begins to want them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elaine's family go for vacation?

2. What careers do Elaine's daughters have?

3. How old is the narrator in the book's first flashback?

4. Where does Mrs. Smeath ask Elaine to go with her family?

5. How old does Elaine turn soon after the incident with the hole?

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