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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far do the children and their mother have to walk to get to the grandparents' home once arriving in the town they live in?
(a) Twenty miles.
(b) A few hundred yards.
(c) A mile.
(d) Several miles.

2. What does the Mother say her father expressed when she told him she had no children with her late husband?
(a) Relief.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Happiness.

3. What do Cathy and Chris begin teaching the twins after they celebrate their birthday in Chapter 12?
(a) Science.
(b) Math.
(c) Reading and writing.
(d) History.

4. Why does Cathy go out of the room alone in Chapter 19?
(a) The twins are sick.
(b) She wants to go alone.
(c) Chris is tired.
(d) Chris is sick.

5. What is the title of Chapter 17?
(a) "To Make a Garden Grow".
(b) "At Last, Momma".
(c) "My Stepfather".
(d) "Escape".

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Cathy and Chris play together in Chapter 5?

2. Who does the grandmother show the children she has whipped at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What course does Cathy become frustrated that her mother isn't excelling in?

4. Who eventually insists that Cory be taken to the hospital after he becomes very ill in Chapter 20?

5. Where does the person who bites the grandmother in Chapter 5 inflict the wound?

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