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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter One, Spirit of the Stairway.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Sexton?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

2. What does Didi tell the person threatening Sexton to do?
(a) Explain things to him.
(b) Leave him alone.
(c) Go away.
(d) Kill him.

3. Who do the girls bring to Hettie at the beginning of the book?
(a) A dove.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A swan.

4. How does Billy communicate?
(a) With grunts.
(b) With drawings.
(c) All of these.
(d) With hand movements.

5. What is Mrs. Robbins's occupation?
(a) Singer.
(b) Store owner.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person threatening Sexton tell Didi Sexton will be used as?

2. What does Sexton say he hoped Didi was when he met her?

3. Why does Hettie break the leg of one of the girls?

4. What does Sexton slip on when his mother sends him out?

5. What purpose does Didi say her family served for her?

(see the answer key)

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