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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Portia supposed to stay with Anna and Thomas?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) One month.

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

3. To what did Eddie limit his communication with Anna after he began working for Thomas?
(a) He wrote letters to her.
(b) He sent her flowers, and called her occasionally.
(c) He sent messengers to her home to deliver telegrams.
(d) He stopped by once a week.

4. Who are the first characters introduced in the novel?
(a) Anna and St. Quentin.
(b) Thomas and Mr. Quayne.
(c) Anna and Portia.
(d) Portia and Thomas.

5. What is the first of Eddie's character flaws to be revealed?
(a) He has frightening mood swings.
(b) He drinks too much.
(c) He is a ladies' man.
(d) He is addicted to gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the letter stipulating that Portia was to stay with Anna and Thomas?

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

3. What is the reason Thomas gives Anna for why he thinks Portia is upset in part 1, chapter 2?

4. What advice does Matchett give Portia about Eddie?

5. In what month does the novel begin?

(see the answer key)

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