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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Larry think about on this morning?
(a) His passport
(b) His business
(c) His life
(d) His real estate business

3. What is the state of Sally's health?
(a) She has cancer
(b) She is in perfect health
(c) She has epilepsy
(d) She is disabled

4. What is the purpose of Larry and Sally's trip?
(a) Sally is going to college
(b) Larry's father is ill
(c) Larry has a new job
(d) Sally is graduating law school

5. Who takes care of Charity's children most of the time?
(a) Her mother
(b) Her neighbor
(c) A nanny
(d) Sally

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Sid come to Charity's home?

2. How much money do Larry and Sally have that must last until payday?

3. How did Larry's parents die?

4. Who awakens at the vacation house as the story begins?

5. What good news arrives for Larry?

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