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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Oh, What Avails.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator know Flora Grieves?
(a) She is her dead mother's friend.
(b) She is her sister.
(c) She is her neighbor.
(d) She is her mother.

2. What observation does Morris' bookkeeper make about Matilda?
(a) She is a saint.
(b) She is a husband stealer.
(c) She is still beautiful.
(d) She is a little crazy.

3. What does Dudley do when Hazel tells him about Miss Dobie's poem?
(a) He leaves the room.
(b) He covers his ears.
(c) He recites it word-for-word.
(d) He laughs at her.

4. Who came to care for Ellie?
(a) An old friend.
(b) A cousin.
(c) A nurse.
(d) Another sister.

5. Who lives in the house next door to Almeda?
(a) James Powell.
(b) Jarvis Poulter.
(c) John Patterson.
(d) Jacob Powers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vehicle does Brenda drive?

2. What does Robert do when Ellie dies?

3. In the poem recited by Miss Dobie, the girl's lover was taken away by ______________.

4. Which man on board the ship has taken an interest in Averill?

5. What help did Murray offer to Victor?

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