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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Portia?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Eighteen.

2. What is the reason Thomas gives Anna for why he thinks Portia is upset in part 1, chapter 2?
(a) He gives no reason.
(b) Portia is missing her mother.
(c) Portia is beginning her menstrual cycle.
(d) Thomas said something hurtful to Portia.

3. What does Lilian ask Portia at lunch in part 1, chapter 4?
(a) Why Portia hadn't told her about the letter.
(b) What happened to Portia's parents.
(c) If Portia is inattentive in class because she is ill.
(d) Why Portia has been absent so much in recent days.

4. With whom does Anna return home in part 1, chapter 2?
(a) Robert Pidgeon.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Major Brutt.
(d) St. Quentin.

5. Why is Lilian at Portia's school?
(a) She fell in love with a female teacher at her former school.
(b) Her parents moved from Spain and it is the only school in the area.
(c) She is gifted and needs an accelerated course schedule.
(d) She fell in love with a male teacher at her former school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Portia feel about herself when the teacher reprimands her?

2. Thomas states that people are "minor in everything but" what?

3. What does Major Brutt say about Portia?

4. What is Portia's last memory of her mother?

5. Where does Eddie work?

(see the answer key)

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