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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does this book begin?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1926.

2. How long was Grandpa Blakeslee supposed to be in mourning?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 1 year.

3. How did Granny Blakeslee die?
(a) She had consumption.
(b) She had pneumonia.
(c) She had a stroke.
(d) She had a heart attack.

4. Where does Grandpa Blakeslee get married?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

5. Who is the narrator of the book?
(a) An omniscient narrator.
(b) Grandpa.
(c) Will.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Mary compare her father when she hears he has left to get married?

2. Who recently passed away when the book begins?

3. Why is Will so special to Grandpa Blakeslee?

4. What is the name of Will's aunt?

5. Which of the following was something Will was NOT told to refrain from during mourning?

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