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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Vera order supplies for the cafe?
(a) Alec.
(b) Stutz.
(c) Phyllis.
(d) Mabel.

2. When Alec's wife was alive, what was the only garden chore he had?
(a) Digging the potatoes.
(b) Planting seeds.
(c) Pulling weeds.
(d) Tilling the soil.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what is the name of the housepainter Vera remembers?
(a) Dave.
(b) Mark.
(c) Rick.
(d) Bob.

4. How many years of smoke and grease cake the walls of the cafe when Vera tackles cleaning it?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alec's first job?

2. Where were Vera and Daniel when the housepainter asked her to marry him?

3. What produce used to give Earl hives?

4. In Chapter 11, what time does Alec awake in Chapter 11 in front of the television?

5. in Chapter 15, when does Alec remember that Stutz claimed the job at the garage?

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