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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Kinsella start to hang over the curtain rail when she puts the narrator to bed in Chapter 2?
(a) Spread.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Quilt.
(d) Counterpane.

2. In Chapter 2, when was the last rain shower?
(a) 2 months ago.
(b) 3 months ago.
(c) Middle of the month.
(d) First of the month.

3. What does Mrs. Kinsella fill an enamel jug with in Chapter 1?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Milk.
(c) Tea.
(d) Water.

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

5. What do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella climb over and then follow a path worn through the grass in Chapter 2?
(a) Stile.
(b) Wicket.
(c) Gate.
(d) Wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the bath for the narrator from the ones she has had at home?

2. What type of dog do the Kinsellas have?

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

4. In Chapter 2, what temperature is the well water?

5. What type are the fences around the Kinsella's fields?

(see the answer key)

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