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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Bentwood's first name?
(a) Osmond.
(b) Otto.
(c) Oswald.
(d) Omar.

2. What does Mrs. Holstein like about the young generation?
(a) Their energy.
(b) Their intelligence.
(c) Their beauty.
(d) Their innocence.

3. What did Mr. Bentwood's business partner do at the beginning of the book that is very upsetting?
(a) Made a new deal.
(b) Moved to a new office.
(c) Brought in a new partner.
(d) Fired a secretary.

4. What did Otto chide Sophie for doing with the cat?
(a) Letting it in.
(b) Kicking it.
(c) Letting it stay in the barn.
(d) Feeding it.

5. Why did Sophie not want to go to the Holsteins' house at the beginning of the book?
(a) She was mad at her husband.
(b) She does not like their house.
(c) She felt sick.
(d) She was worried about the cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Bentwoods talk about as they travel to the Holsteins' house?

2. Why did Sophie eventually tell her husband about the bite wound?

3. What are the Bentwoods doing at the beginning of the book?

4. What annoys Otto about his neighborhood?

5. Why do the Bentwoods go to the Holsteins' house at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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