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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first thing that Mrs. Kinsella wants the narrator to do after her father leaves?
(a) Help clean the kitchen.
(b) Go outside to play.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Put away her things.

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, what does Mrs. Kinsella send home with the narrator's father?
(a) Peas.
(b) Rhubarb.
(c) Beans.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the drive to the Kinsella's, what does the narrator think Mrs. Kinsella will make her drink?

3. What color hair does Mr. Kinsella have?

4. What does the narrator tell Mrs. Kinsella is the work her mother is waiting to have done in Chapter 1?

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

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