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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella scrub the mattress?
(a) Vinegar, baking soda, and hot water.
(b) Detergent and hot water.
(c) Bleach and hot water.
(d) Vinegar and hot water.

2. In Chapter 5 as the narrator walks with Mildred, what does she see growing in the ditches?
(a) Chamomile.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Curly dock.
(d) Stinging nettles.

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

4. What type of bucket does Mrs. Kinsella grab before taking the narrator to the fields in Chapter 2?
(a) Wooden.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Zinc.
(d) Metal.

5. In Chapter 5 when the Kinsellas and narrator come to the house where the wake is being held, how many men are smoking and leaning against a wall?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) A couple.
(d) Several.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Kinsella want the narrator to buy for him in Gorey from the money he gives her?

2. What is on the door of the house where the wake is being held in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, what bird does the narrator see on the window ledge?

4. In Gorey in Chapter 5, what does the narrator buy from the sweet store?

5. What does the narrator say when her mother asks what happened at the Kinsellas?

(see the answer key)

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