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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the girls taunting her says that Primrose's mother should have done what instead of sailing off into the storm to find her husband?
(a) Stay with Primrose.
(b) Build a new boat.
(c) Call the Coast Guard.
(d) Wait until morning.

2. How does Primrose describe the recipe for cinnamon rolls?
(a) Tricky and messy.
(b) Tricky and fun.
(c) Old and moldy.
(d) Fun and messy.

3. Primrose moves in with Uncle Jack when he is transferred to Coal Harbour. He is eventually assigned to do what job?
(a) Manage a gym.
(b) Run a plumbing supply depot.
(c) Build a dam.
(d) Captain a boat.

4. Does Miss Honeycut believe in intuition?
(a) No, it is against her religion.
(b) No, she is a realist.
(c) Yes, but only by children.
(d) Yes, she knows what her sister is thinking.

5. Does Miss Bowzer believe in intuition?
(a) No, like the sheriff, Miss Bowzer believes in facts.
(b) Yes, Miss Bowzer had an intuition that Primrose would get a pony for her birthday.
(c) Yes, she once had an intuition that a whaling boat would sink, and it did.
(d) No, Miss Bowzer only believes in waffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally happens to Lena, the creator of the boiled potato recipe?

2. Why does Primrose not feel any grief over her parents' loss?

3. What does Miss Perfidy serve Primrose to eat?

4. With her parents gone, who is Primrose's nearest living relative?

5. How many brothers and sisters does Primrose have?

(see the answer key)

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