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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 180 - 187.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions best matches what the children thought the Lonely One looked like?
(a) Short, dark with light hair
(b) Tall, dark skin, and light hair
(c) Tall, pale with dark hair
(d) Chubby and red-faced

2. How often do Helen and Bill begin meeting?
(a) Once a week
(b) Once a month
(c) Every afternoon
(d) Twice a week

3. What part of her body did Elmira Brown injure just before her husband returned home?
(a) Leg
(b) Arm
(c) Finger
(d) Head

4. What doesn't Grandfather want to talk about?
(a) Colonel Freeleigh
(b) Death
(c) Dandelion wine
(d) Doom and gloom

5. What does Douglas wonder?
(a) Why Bill and Helen weren't married
(b) What happened to happy endings
(c) Why Helen had to die
(d) Why people must grow older

Short Answer Questions

1. What event helps to resolve the differences between Clara and Elmira?

2. Why does Mother grow anxious when Tom returns from the store?

3. What rite does Douglas perform on the third day of summer?

4. Where does Lavinia go after the movie?

5. What season is it as the novel opens?

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