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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator's father die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) House fire.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Car accident.

2. What is the father's name of the sisters with whom the narrator went to live?
(a) Horace.
(b) Junius.
(c) Uriah.
(d) Riley.

3. How many bottles of the potion do they produce a week?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

4. Who is the younger sister with whom the narrator goes to stay?
(a) Maudie.
(b) Verena.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Catherine.

5. How old is the narrator when he goes to stay with his father's cousins?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does the novel take place?

2. What does Catherine wear "that would put out your eyes?"

3. Who is the richest person in the town?

4. What is the last name of the sisters with whom the protagonist goes to live?

5. Who tells the narrator about the grass harp?

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