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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 9: The Family Tree, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lily react when she meets Rose for the first time?
(a) She slaps Rose across the face.
(b) She bursts out into tears.
(c) She is disgusted.
(d) She doesn't know what do with herself.

2. In what year is Materia's first child born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1910.

3. What does Frances tell Lily they may find if they dig around in the back yard?
(a) A buried treasure.
(b) China.
(c) A skeleton.
(d) The truth.

4. When Mercedes remembers the incident at the river, what did she think Frances was bathing?
(a) Puppies.
(b) Kittens.
(c) Baby goats.
(d) Chickens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Kathleen write home, after moving to New York?

2. Who does Mercedes believe is the cause of the family's pain and suffering?

3. What shocking news does the theater owner make moments after Kathleen's performance?

4. How many of Mrs. Lubovitz's sons are killed in the war?

5. After the incident at the river, for how long does Frances hold a hunger strike?

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