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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. Where does James hope to send Kathleen to school when he returns home from the war?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) New York University.
(d) Halifax.

2. In what room of the house did Mumma die?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the bathroom.

3. Which of the following figures haunt Kathleen in her nightmares?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A clown.
(d) A spider.

4. What is James's secret to staying alive on the battlefield?
(a) His strong belief in fate.
(b) His apathy about life and death.
(c) His desperate desire to return home to family.
(d) His prayers every morning and night.

5. What is strange about James's reaction to Kathleen striking the piano keys?
(a) It frightens him.
(b) It confuses him.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) It arouses him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items is NOT described in detail in the opening passages of the prologue?

2. Which of the following did Mumma die from?

3. How does Kathleen feel about New York when she finally moves there?

4. How many children does Kathleen claim to want to have when she is older?

5. During what hours of the day does James work as a bootlegger?

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