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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 is the name of Materia's firstborn daughter?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Lily.
(d) Frances.

2. After Kathleen was born, where did Materia find work as a piano player?
(a) At the elementary school.
(b) At a nearby French restaurant.
(c) At the Baptist church.
(d) At the Empire Theatre.

3. What is the name of Materia's second born daughter?
(a) Frances.
(b) Lily.
(c) Ambrose.
(d) Mercedes.

4. Which of the following is NOT an object Frances proposed using as rosary beads when a proper rosary wasn't present?
(a) Dots on a newspaper.
(b) Mouse turds.
(c) Clouds in the sky.
(d) Freckles.

5. How does James react when Kathleen sneaks up behind him and strikes the keys while he is tuning the piano?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He hugs her.
(c) He begins to sing.
(d) He beats her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What classic fairy tale does the narrator reference when describing Mumma's death?

2. Which North American city is Materia desperate to move to after her marriage?

3. In what year is Materia's first child born?

4. What is the name of the street the Piper family lives on?

5. What was the name of Materia's younger sister?

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