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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Almeda not venture outside to find out about the noises?
(a) She is afraid.
(b) She doesn't think it is any of her business.
(c) She never goes out after dark.
(d) She thinks someone else will look into it.

2. Almeda writes a poem entitled "Meneseteung" which is named after ____________________.
(a) her mother's maiden name.
(b) a nearby river.
(c) an Indian tribe.
(d) a medical instrument.

3. Why does Hazel want to travel to the town in #57?
(a) Because she wants to visit a friend who is sick.
(b) Because she wants to see her family.
(c) Because she needs a vacation.
(d) Because her husband was there during the war.

4. Who does the narrator's mother blame for all of Flora's problems?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Flora.
(c) Robert.
(d) Nurse Atkinson.

5. What kind of business does the man in #41 run?
(a) Pharmacy.
(b) Local salt mines.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street in Almeda's town has some undesirable homes and people?

2. Who is Brenda's husband?

3. What did the man in #79 do during the war?

4. Which of the following is NOT how the narrator thinks about Flora?

5. Why did the man in #3 marry Ellie and not Flora?

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