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

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

3. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) October.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) July.

4. How does Portia feel about herself when the teacher reprimands her?
(a) She is somehow different, and less, than all the other girls are.
(b) She will never amount to anything, and should stop trying.
(c) She is just another teenage girl, no different from the rest of her class.
(d) She is somehow more mature than the rest of her class.

5. What possession of Portia's does Anna find in chapter 1?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Her viola.
(c) Her jewelry box.
(d) Her porcelain doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas think of Anna's idea that Portia is unnerving when she stares at them?

2. What does Lilian ask Portia at lunch in part 1, chapter 4?

3. Why do Anna and Thomas not want any children?

4. In what city is the novel set?

5. What relation is Anna to Thomas?

(see the answer key)

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