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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator's mother fix pancakes for her?
(a) When her father just got paid.
(b) When her father has not been gambling.
(c) When her mother is not tired.
(d) When her mother is in a good humor.

2. What does Mr. Kinsella put on a saucer in Chapter 1?
(a) Butter.
(b) Beetroot.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Jelly.

3. How does the narrator imagine that Mr. Kinsella might take her to town?
(a) In a horse and buggy.
(b) On his tractor.
(c) In a red pickup.
(d) In a blue pickup.

4. In Chapter 1, what type of flowers are in a glass in Mrs. Kinsella's kitchen?
(a) Ox-eyed daisies.
(b) Flax flowers.
(c) Lilies.
(d) Anemones.

5. On the drive to the Kinsella's, what does the narrator think Mrs. Kinsella will make her drink?
(a) Cod liver oil.
(b) Milk fresh from a cow.
(c) Tea.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator's mother's people from?

2. When does Mrs. Kinsella say she last saw the narrator in Chapter 1?

3. What does the narrator imagine that Mr. Kinsella might buy her in town?

4. When Dan drops produce on the floor, who bends to pick it up in Chapter 1?

5. What does the narrator remember her father lost in a game of 45?

(see the answer key)

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