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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A few days after arriving in Florida, April's parents have a huge fight. What about?
(a) Mrs. Corrigan wants a typewriter.
(b) Mr. Corrigan says they have to get rid of the car.
(c) Putting April in a boarding school.
(d) Asking Mrs. Corrigan's mother to live with them.

2. What does Max tell the family about April's father?
(a) He has been charged with murder.
(b) He has been arrested for possession of drugs.
(c) He will be coming home soon.
(d) He was shot that morning at the trial.

3. What advice does Tom Geist give the family about their social life?
(a) To choose their friends carefully.
(b) To make a list all the things they can tell other people.
(c) To limit it to one or two families.
(d) To not have a social life at all.

4. Jim shows up while the maid is at the door and stops her. What happens next?
(a) They fight in the hall.
(b) April trips the maid, stopping her in her tracks.
(c) The maid gets away and Jim can't catch her.
(d) Jim shoots the maid.

5. What is April's first impression of their new home in Florida?
(a) She thinks it is fabulous.
(b) She thinks it smells like a locker room.
(c) She thinks it looks like a college dorm.
(d) She thinks it does not have indoor plumbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does meeting Abby again in Grove City teach April?

2. What is going to happen to April's family's dog, Porky?

3. After the apology about the phone, what does Jim offer to do to break the monotony of watching TV?

4. What does April overhear in the movie theater restroom that makes her very angry?

5. Where do April and her grandmother spend the night during their trip?

(see the answer key)

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