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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how old were the girls Mauser would marry to get permits to log their allotment lands?
(a) A year or two out of boarding school.
(b) 15.
(c) Just out of boarding school.
(d) 14.

2. In Chapter 1, what grew from the blood a woman spilled when giving birth?
(a) Cloudberries.
(b) Chokecherries.
(c) Huckleberries.
(d) Gooseberries.

3. What does Polly Elizabeth use to tie Mauser to the bed?
(a) Linen strips.
(b) Strips of silk.
(c) Strips of cotton sheeting.
(d) Strips of wool.

4. In Chapter 3, how late does Mauser read when he recovers?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) Until dawn.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) Just past midnight.

5. In Chapter 2, when did Placide realize she was a painter?
(a) 12 years ago.
(b) 15 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 13 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what type of uniform does Polly Elizabeth plan for Fleur?

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

3. In Chapter 4, what type of dog does Polly Elizabeth get?

4. What does Fleur have to kill in Chapter 1 when she steals a pair of boots?

5. In Chapter 2, why does Polly Elizabeth hire Fleur?

(see the answer key)

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