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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Quayne do when she received the news that Portia had been born?
(a) Played the piano until dinner.
(b) Went out to lunch and didn't come back until late.
(c) Shut herself in her room for the rest of the day.
(d) Mrs. Quayne never received the news of Portia's birth.

2. What did Anna do for Eddie shortly after their first argument?
(a) She sent him a bouquet of flowers.
(b) She asked Thomas to get Eddie a job.
(c) She bought him a new suit.
(d) She began cooking for him every night.

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 runs the school Portia attends?
(a) Mrs. Patterson.
(b) Miss Paullie.
(c) Mrs. Heccomb.
(d) Miss Peach.

5. Why is Thomas surprised to see his visitor in part 1, chapter 7?
(a) The Quaynes rarely get visitors, and Thomas is used to his privacy.
(b) He thought Major Brutt was traveling abroad.
(c) Major Brutt was angry with Anna and they didn't think he'd ever come back.
(d) Thomas was expecting someone different.

6. What does Major Brutt send to Portia as a gift?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A bottle of wine.

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

8. What does Anna suggest that she, Thomas, and Portia should do together?
(a) Play a board game.
(b) See a movie.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Go for a drive.

9. What happened to Anna just before she met Thomas?
(a) She came out of a failed relationship.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) She suffered a miscarriage.
(d) She came back from a trip abroad.

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

11. What is the problem with Anna, according to Eddie?
(a) She is nosy, and always trying to get involved in others' affairs.
(b) She thinks she is better than everyone around her is.
(c) She is not very intelligent, but she believes she is.
(d) She likes nothing better than to make a joke of another person.

12. What does Thomas notice about Portia and Eddie the first time he sees them together?
(a) Eddie seems taken with Portia, but she is aloof to him.
(b) They are standing so close that they are almost holding hands.
(c) Portia seems taken with Eddie, but he is aloof to her.
(d) Thomas is relieved to see that they seem to be just friends.

13. Who asks Major Brutt if he knows Robert Pidgeon?
(a) Portia.
(b) Anna.
(c) Thomas.
(d) No one, Major Brutt brought it up.

14. Who wrote the letter stipulating that Portia was to stay with Anna and Thomas?
(a) St. Quentin.
(b) Mr. Quayne.
(c) Mrs. Quayne.
(d) Irene.

15. What film are Anna, Thomas, and Portia watching in part 1, chapter 3?
(a) A Three Stooges film.
(b) News reels.
(c) A silent movie.
(d) A Marx Brothers film.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Portia doing, instead of listening to her teacher?

2. What does Portia miss about living with Anna and Thomas?

3. In what city is the novel set?

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

5. Where does Anna send Portia in part 1, chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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