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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator comment that the man who won what her father lost in a game of 45 sold the object?
(a) Rosslare.
(b) Carnew.
(c) Kilmore Quay.
(d) Blackwater.

2. In Chapter 1, why is the narrator feeling bad when her father leaves?
(a) He does not say goodbye.
(b) She wishes her mother had come.
(c) She wishes her sister had come.
(d) She feels homesick.

3. In Chapter 1, what is the narrator wearing?
(a) Cotton dress and dusty sandals.
(b) Gaberdine dress and old sneakers.
(c) Jumper and dungarees.
(d) Red blouse and black trousers.

4. Where is the narrator's mother's people from?
(a) The north.
(b) The south.
(c) The east.
(d) The coast.

5. In Chapter 1, what is the weather like when the narrator and her father go for a drive?
(a) Hot and sunny.
(b) Cloudy and windy.
(c) Warm and cloudy.
(d) Windy and sunny.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what type of flowers are in a glass in Mrs. Kinsella's kitchen?

2. What village do the narrator and her father drive through in Chapter 1?

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

4. In Chapter 1, what is Mrs. Kinsella wearing when the narrator sees her for the first time?

5. What color hair does Mrs. Kinsella have?

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