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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Garden, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did James's father do for a living?
(a) He was a garbage collector.
(b) He was a shoemaker.
(c) He was a piano tuner.
(d) He was a philosophy teacher.

2. Why doesn't Kathleen mind that she has no friends in school?
(a) Because she doesn't like any of them.
(b) Because her family has forbidden her to have friends.
(c) Because she thinks she has a great future ahead of her.
(d) Because she thinks she is better than all of them.

3. How old was Other Lily when she died?
(a) One day.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

4. Which of the following items is NOT described in detail in the opening passages of the prologue?
(a) The cutaway cliffs.
(b) The barren schoolyard.
(c) The bright moon.
(d) The thin trees.

5. In what year is Materia's first child born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1930.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of town is the town where the Piper family lives?

2. On which holiday did James and Materia agree to meet in secret?

3. How does James feel about his first-born child?

4. In what room of the house did Mumma die?

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

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