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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 21 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stole half of the children's father's estate, according to Chapter 6?
(a) Their grandfather.
(b) Their uncle.
(c) Their aunt.
(d) Their grandmother.

2. What is the name of the children's pet mouse?
(a) Sam.
(b) Mickey.
(c) Lou.
(d) Bob.

3. How is the grandfather described when Chris and Cathy see him at the Christmas party?
(a) In a good mood.
(b) In a wheelchair.
(c) Vital.
(d) Personable.

4. Who struggles the most, out of all the children, according to the Epilogue?
(a) Chris.
(b) Carrie.
(c) The Mother.
(d) Cathy.

5. What does the grandmother accuse Chris and Cathy of in Chapter 13?
(a) Incest.
(b) Being mean to the twins.
(c) Eating too much.
(d) Lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Chris and Cathy do after he tends to her wounds from being beaten by the grandmother?

2. What does the author tell us about the story in the Prologue?

3. What does the Mother tell the children is the reason she has been gone so long in Chapter 18?

4. Who finds a pet mouse in the attic?

5. What kind of children does the Mother tell them they are in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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