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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Portia say about Mick that Mick knew was wrong?
(a) That Mick was alone too much.
(b) That Mick didn't love and didn't have peace.
(c) That Mick was always up to trouble.
(d) That Mick was a foolish child.

2. What does Singer like to read?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Romances.
(d) Newspapers.

3. What doesn't Dr. Copeland eat?
(a) Meat.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Dairy products.

4. No matter what she is doing, what is always going on in the back of Mick's mind?
(a) Some place she wants to travel.
(b) A plan to run away when she turns seventeen.
(c) Some kind of invention.
(d) Some kind of piano piece.

5. In the opening pages of Chapter 3, what are Mr. and Mrs. Brannon arguing about?
(a) A stranger who comes to town and owes them for meals and beer.
(b) Mr. Brannon's best friend who sometimes gets drunk.
(c) A waitress who has been stealing from the cash drawer.
(d) A mute man who comes in and causes trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jake say after Mr. Singer offers to share his room with him until he finds a place?

2. Who is Portia?

3. What is Singer's job?

4. What was Mick doing in her brother's room that upset her?

5. Where does Jake spend the second night of the story?

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