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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Portia and her friend take a path through to get to school?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) The town centre.
(c) A park.
(d) A farm.

2. Who is Portia's friend at school?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Lilian.

3. Why is Anna upset about Portia's distress in part 1, chapter 2?
(a) Anna hates having someone in the house that she must pity, but can't even pretend to love.
(b) Anna loves Portia, and hates seeing her upset.
(c) Anna is angry with Thomas for making Portia upset.
(d) Anna feels guilty for causing Portia to be upset.

4. What is Anna upset with Portia about in part 1, chapter 2?
(a) The contents of Portia's diary.
(b) The condition of Portia's bedroom.
(c) Portia's relationship with Thomas.
(d) A letter Anna discovered, written to Portia by Eddie.

5. What is Portia's last memory of her mother?
(a) Driving her mother to the train station.
(b) Waving goodbye to her mother from the deck of a boat.
(c) Portia doesn't remember her mother at all.
(d) Driving her mother to the clinic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Thomas work?

2. In what month does the novel begin?

3. Who are the first characters introduced in the novel?

4. Who runs the school Portia attends?

5. What film are Anna, Thomas, and Portia watching in part 1, chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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