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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is leaving with Mattie?
(a) Mrs. Cook.
(b) Nathaniel Benson.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Grandfather.

2. What insult does Matilda say to her mother?
(a) She tells her that she is mean.
(b) She tells her she hates her.
(c) She tells her that she is ugly.
(d) She tells her she is horrid.

3. What does Mattie do to keep herself from crying?
(a) She does not stop herself.
(b) She bites the inside of her cheek.
(c) She takes deep breathes.
(d) She counts to ten.

4. In what city does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

5. Why does Mattie not tell her Grandfather about her fishing experience?
(a) She does not want to make him feel more hunger by thinking of fish.
(b) She does not want to admit defeat.
(c) She does not want to share the fish she caught.
(d) Because she does not want to share her secret way of catching fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Grandfather not wake up?

2. Who is Polly?

3. What do Grandfather and Mattie find when they look upstairs?

4. How does Mattie feel about the invitation?

5. Where do Mattie and her grandfather go?

(see the answer key)

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