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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: The Old French Mine, Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Kathleen's labor difficult?
(a) She wasn't getting enough oxygen.
(b) Her baby had the cord wrapped around its neck.
(c) Her baby was breech.
(d) She hemorrhaged during delivery.

2. What does James allow his wife to do, which he had previously forbidden, thinking it will benefit their child?
(a) Play the piano.
(b) Write to her mother.
(c) Attend church services.
(d) Get a job.

3. Which of the following Piper women waits hopefully everyday for James's death notice to arrive?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) Frances.
(c) Materia.
(d) Mercedes.

4. Where does James hope to send Kathleen to school when he returns home from the war?
(a) New York University.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Halifax.
(d) Oxford.

5. What thing could Kathleen do before she could talk?
(a) Walk.
(b) Write.
(c) Sing.
(d) Read.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mercedes do in the hopes of repairing her family's name in the community?

2. What country is James stationed in during the war?

3. What is strange about James's reaction to Kathleen striking the piano keys?

4. What job did James work to help pay for Kathleen's boarding school fees?

5. Who names the new baby Ambrose?

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