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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it when the novel opens?
(a) 1945
(b) 1962
(c) 1972
(d) 1938

2. What is unusual about Sally and Larry's families?
(a) They all have the same middle names
(b) They are all dead
(c) They are all immigrants
(d) They all live in the same town

3. What is the state of Charity's health?
(a) She is extremely fit
(b) She has heart problems
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She has cancer

4. How is Charity's mother characterized?
(a) Emotionally unavailable
(b) As a shrinking violet
(c) Mentally unstable
(d) As a commander

5. Who lavishes praise on Larry and Sally at the party?
(a) Aunt Eileen
(b) Aunt Eleanor
(c) Aunt Ellen
(d) Aunt Emily

Short Answer Questions

1. What material has Sid had published?

2. What do Sally and Charity talk about?

3. In January, what do Charity and Sally do in spite of being very pregnant?

4. What do Larry and Sid do after Sally goes to bed?

5. What type of building does Charity's father have in the woods?

(see the answer key)

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