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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives was often used by the neighbors to describe the sisters?
(a) Decrepit.
(b) Spry.
(c) Resourceful.
(d) Ornery.

2. In what year was Sadie born?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1886.

3. What was the husband's occupation?
(a) Insurance salesman.
(b) Construction supervisor.
(c) Musician.
(d) Photographer.

4. Bessie says she intends to live to be how old?
(a) 110.
(b) 115.
(c) 120.
(d) 125.

5. Although the sisters can be very different, they are _____.
(a) Balanced.
(b) Opinionated.
(c) Similar.
(d) Biased.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the town where Nanny's sister lived?

2. Bessie talks about her little sister Julia and her fear of which of the following:

3. Henry believed that the epidemic was caused by which of the following?

4. Where did the sisters live when their house was condemned by the government?

5. In what year was the book written?

(see the answer key)

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