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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Verena lean upon when approaching the tree in Chapter 6?
(a) Collin.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) Amos.
(d) Dorothy.

2. What is the name of the bakery from which Riley brings rolls to the tree house?
(a) Katydid.
(b) Talbo Corner.
(c) Katz.
(d) Lucky O.

3. Which character has begun to weep at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Riley.
(b) Collin.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Dolly.

4. What does Catherine wear "that would put out your eyes?"
(a) Eyeliner.
(b) Eyeshadow.
(c) Rouge.
(d) Dresses.

5. What is the name of Riley's uncle?
(a) Junius Candle.
(b) Charles Cool.
(c) Horace Holton.
(d) Morris Ritz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose ears does Verena box in the battle by the tree?

2. What is the father's name of the sisters with whom the narrator went to live?

3. Who uses the house boat as a hideout?

4. Who tells the Judge in Chapter 2, "If you weren't so old, I'd damn well knock you down"?

5. What does Riley whip his sisters with?

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