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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is true about Dad's background?
(a) His mother was a passive woman and died very young.
(b) His father was a store owner and died very young.
(c) He was an orphan, because both of his parents died when he was very young.
(d) His father had a construction business and encouraged his son to follow the same career path.

2. What did Mother and Dad threaten to do to Anne if she disobeyed them?
(a) Not allow her to go to her first dance.
(b) Send her to a convent.
(c) Take away her allowance.
(d) Not allow her to wear makeup.

3. Which of the following is true about Chapter 17?
(a) It is focused on the emotions and interests of American teenagers in the late 1920's.
(b) It is a symbolic representation of life with children who are getting older.
(c) It is a symbolic representation of 1920's American culture.
(d) It addresses the dynamics of older children and younger children in the same household.

4. How did Mother approach her disagreement with Dad in a particular area of parenting?
(a) She quietly resented him for it.
(b) She went behind his back and did things differently.
(c) She went along with it.
(d) She argued with him about it.

5. Where did the family vacation every summer?
(a) New London, Connecticut.
(b) San Diego, California.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mother and Dad disagree about?

2. How did Dad respond when newspaper photographers would come to take their picture?

3. What symptoms did Dad have when his health began to decline?

4. Throughout Chapter 6, what quality does Dad display with regard to his children?

5. What is the focus of Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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