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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Primrose visit the pier almost every day?
(a) To look for sharks.
(b) To wait for her parents to return in a boat.
(c) To tame a seal.
(d) To eat cotton candy.

2. Left alone at night, what does Primrose worry about?
(a) If her parents are dead.
(b) If she left the iron on.
(c) If her plant needs to be watered.
(d) If her parents are too cold and hungry on the island.

3. What is Miss Perfidy's reaction when Primrose says that she "just knows" her parents are still alive?
(a) Miss Perfidy slaps her.
(b) Miss Perfidy buys her an ice cream cone.
(c) Miss Perfidy walks away.
(d) Miss Perfidy bursts into tears.

4. Who calls the sheriff when Primrose is in the store?
(a) Miss Honeycut.
(b) Miss Bowzer.
(c) Mrs. Cantina.
(d) Uncle Jack.

5. What finally happens to Lena, the creator of the boiled potato recipe?
(a) She eats so many potatoes she turns into a potato bug.
(b) She sails away in a hot air balloon.
(c) She and her husband move away.
(d) She starts making potato waffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the sheriff who takes Primrose away?

2. Why is the whaling industry dying in Coal Harbour?

3. Left alone, Primrose imagines the noises from the gym are what sounds?

4. What recipe is at the end of Chapter One?

5. How much is Miss Perfidy being paid each hour to watch Primrose?

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