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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 classic fairy tale does the narrator reference when describing Mumma's death?
(a) Sleeping Beauty.
(b) The Princess and the Pea.
(c) The Prince and the Pauper.
(d) Hansel and Gretel.

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

3. What job did James work to help pay for Kathleen's boarding school fees?
(a) He worked as a dishwasher.
(b) He worked as a bus driver.
(c) He worked as a bookie.
(d) He worked in a coal mine.

4. What was the name of Materia's younger sister?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Deliah.
(c) Camille.
(d) Bernadette.

5. What type of town is the town where the Piper family lives?
(a) A shopping town.
(b) A historic town.
(c) A ghost town.
(d) A mining town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Mumma die from?

2. Why doesn't Kathleen mind that she has no friends in school?

3. How old was James when his father moved out?

4. Who acts as the go-between for Materia and her mother during the time she and her family live in Sydney?

5. How old is Leo Taylor when he is hired by James to drive Kathleen to and from school?

(see the answer key)

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