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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

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) Blackwater.
(b) Carnew.
(c) Kilmore Quay.
(d) Rosslare.

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

3. In Chapter 1, what is Mrs. Kinsella wearing when the narrator sees her for the first time?
(a) Printed blouse and brown trousers.
(b) Blue blouse and khaki trousers.
(c) White blouse and black trousers.
(d) Plaid blouse and navy trousers.

4. What does the narrator say that her mother says she should not take from a man?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Hug.
(c) Money.
(d) Present.

5. What does the narrator use in Chapter 2 to take a drink from the well?
(a) Iron ladle.
(b) Enamel mug.
(c) Metal ladle.
(d) Metal mug.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often has the narrator's mother told her she should change her pants?

3. What type of bucket does Mrs. Kinsella grab before taking the narrator to the fields in Chapter 2?

4. What does Mr. Kinsella read after dinner in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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