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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matilda believe has made her mother so bitter?
(a) Polly's death.
(b) Having to work hard.
(c) The death of her father.
(d) She has always been bitter.

2. Why did Eliza want Mattie to cut her some asparagus grass?
(a) To keep the flies away from her.
(b) To add to the soup she was making.
(c) To eat for a snack.
(d) To help kill germs.

3. What type of fruit does Mattie find on her walk back to Grandfather?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Apples.
(d) Pears.

4. What happens to Colette at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) She cries because she does not want to get married.
(b) She admits to being lazy and wanting to read novels all day.
(c) She collapses with the fever.
(d) She storms out angrily.

5. Who does Mattie run into while she is out of the house?
(a) Nathaniel Benson.
(b) Her former teacher.
(c) A friend of her mother's.
(d) Polly's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men in the coffeehouse say that they need to find for Mattie?

2. Why does Mattie have to rewash the tablecloths?

3. How would you characterize Matilda's reaction to Polly's death?

4. What woke up Mattie?

5. Why does Grandfather not wake up?

(see the answer key)

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