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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator dig in Chapter 3?
(a) New potatoes.
(b) Onions.
(c) Radishes.
(d) Carrots.

2. In Chapter 2, what bird can the narrator see from an upstairs window?
(a) Dove.
(b) Crow.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Blackbird.

3. What does Mrs. Kinsella blame the dampness of the mattress on?
(a) The narrator wetting the bed.
(b) Dampness in the room.
(c) A glass of water spilling on the bed.
(d) Rain from the window.

4. What is on the door of the house where the wake is being held in Chapter 5?
(a) Black ribbon.
(b) Black bow.
(c) Black streamer.
(d) Black wreath.

5. How much oilcloth does Mrs. Kinsella buy at the draper's?
(a) 3 yards.
(b) 5 yards.
(c) 6 yards.
(d) 4 yards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of gate leads to the well on the Kinsella's property?

2. What chores does the narrator think she might have to do at the Kinsella's place?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Mrs. Kinsella send the narrator to the vegetable garden to pull?

4. What would Mrs. Kinsella like to send the narrator's mother in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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