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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator remember her father lost in a game of 45?
(a) White shorthorn.
(b) Red shorthorn.
(c) Roan shorthorn.
(d) Black shorthorn.

3. What type of dog do the Kinsellas have?
(a) Border collie.
(b) Hound.
(c) Terrier.
(d) Sheepdog.

4. What is on the wall of the kitchen where Mrs. Kinsella stares after Dan and Mr. Kinsella come into the kitchen in Chapter 1?
(a) Shelf.
(b) Towel rack.
(c) Clock.
(d) Picture.

5. In Chapter 1, what the narrator thinks she looks like with her hair all loose?
(a) Gypsy child.
(b) Vagrant child.
(c) A hobo.
(d) Wild child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing that Mrs. Kinsella wants the narrator to do after her father leaves?

2. What does Mrs. Kinsella fill an enamel jug with in Chapter 1?

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

4. In Chapter 1, what is the weather like when the narrator and her father go for a drive?

5. Where does the narrator's father drive deep in Chapter 1?

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