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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Everard warn Mildred of about his mother?
(a) She is a horrible cook.
(b) She is very sickly.
(c) His mother is eccentric.
(d) His mother is stern and often abrupt with her words.

2. What does Mildred agree to help with when she arrives at the Malorys?
(a) Vacuuming the couch.
(b) The cooking.
(c) The curtains.
(d) The dusting.

3. What is the president's wife doing at the speech?
(a) Talking loudly.
(b) Making eyes with someone who is not her husband.
(c) Drinking heavily.
(d) Sleeping.

4. After Mildred tells the pastor and his sister about Helena, what do they tell her about?
(a) A new piece of furniture they bought.
(b) A jumble sale.
(c) The closing of the church.
(d) An unexpected donation.

5. When Mildred sees Everard by chance, how does she describe the exchange?
(a) Quite interesting.
(b) Relatively pleasant.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Nerve-racking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are these two people doing when Dora and Mildred see them during their outing?

2. Why do the parishioners get together?

3. What is Helena's last name?

4. Where has Helena recently returned from?

5. What does Everard not believe in?

(see the answer key)

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