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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Shoemaker and His Elves, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teresa Taylor give to Frances that infuriates Kathleen?
(a) A piece of candy.
(b) A photograph of her mother.
(c) A black doll.
(d) A beating.

2. How old was Frances at the time of her mother's death?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Six years old.
(d) Four years old.

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

4. During the time of James's bootlegging career, how long had the coal miners been on strike?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

5. What is significant about Daddy's hair in the photograph the narrator describes in the prologue?
(a) It is shaved.
(b) It is bleached blonde.
(c) It has grown in patchy in parts and bald in others.
(d) It is braided.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Besides English, what other language does Materia speak at home?

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

4. What is the name of James's cousin, he sends Kathleen to live with in New York?

5. Why does Mercedes feel guilty about Frances's lot in life?

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