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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 4, what does Polly Elizabeth sip?
(a) Chicken broth.
(b) Chamomile tea.
(c) Beef tea.
(d) Peppermint tea.

2. What does Fleur have to kill in Chapter 1 when she steals a pair of boots?
(a) Fat dog.
(b) Old dog.
(c) Puppy.
(d) Old cat.

3. In Chapter 4, what type of dog does Polly Elizabeth get?
(a) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
(b) Pomeranian.
(c) Pekingese.
(d) Bichon Frise.

4. What days of the week does Placide meet with a painting teacher?
(a) Wednesday and Friday.
(b) Monday and Thursday.
(c) Tuesday and Thursday.
(d) Monday and Friday.

5. In Chapter 1 when the house was being built, how many sandhill cranes were shot to eat?
(a) 90.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) About 150.
(d) 120.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the doctor from Chicago who comes to see Mauser in Chapter 4?

2. How many times in the night did John Mauser's man-nurse have to change his nightclothes and bed linens?

3. What does Placide paint Polly Elizabeth as in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 2, what statue of an animal is at the gate of Polly Elizabeth's house?

5. What color hair did Placide have when she married?

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