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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Alec's wife die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Fell down the second-story stairs.
(d) Fell down the basement stairs.

2. Where does Alec keep ten-pound sacks of potatoes for people to take for free?
(a) Beside the gas pumps at his garage.
(b) On his back porch.
(c) On his front porch.
(d) At his men's wear store.

3. How does Vera carry her important papers?
(a) Brief case.
(b) Duffel bag.
(c) Cardboard box.
(d) Backpack.

4. How many winters did Alec work cutting ice?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. How long does it take Vera and Daniel to ride from Ontario to Saskatchewan on the bus?
(a) 39 hours.
(b) 61 hours.
(c) 47 hours.
(d) 56 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alec's first job?

2. What color toilet does Alec have in the bathroom in his house?

3. How much a month does Vera want to keep house for Alec?

4. How old was Alec when he got his first job?

5. How old is Lyle Gardiner?

(see the answer key)

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