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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Garden, Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Materia when she first met James?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

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

4. Which regiment does James join when he is shipped out to war?
(a) The 77th regiment.
(b) The 86th regiment.
(c) The 69th regiment.
(d) The 94th regiment.

5. Whose photograph does James want to take with him to war?
(a) Materia's.
(b) Mercedes'.
(c) Frances's.
(d) Kathleen's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does James react when Kathleen sneaks up behind him and strikes the keys while he is tuning the piano?

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

3. What is significant about Daddy's hair in the photograph the narrator describes in the prologue?

4. What type of man does Kathleen want to marry when she grows up?

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

(see the answer key)

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