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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sylvie go when she leaves the house the day after she meets Ruth?
(a) church
(b) the post office
(c) to the train station
(d) the grocery store

2. Who begins to voice objections about Ruth's care?
(a) the sheriff
(b) the school
(c) the neighbors
(d) Lucille

3. Why does Sylvie bond with Ruth and Lucille?
(a) She listens to them with interest.
(b) She loved Helen.
(c) She does not tell them what to do.
(d) She is young herself.

4. What does Sylvie do about the house to fight the objections?
(a) does repair work
(b) hides all the trash
(c) frantically cleans it
(d) buys new furniture

5. What does Sylvie urge Ruth to do about the objections?
(a) to run away
(b) to keep silent
(c) to dress better
(d) to return to school

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sylvie finally realize about the neighbors' objections?

2. How do Ruth and Lucille see Sylvie as far as her competence to be a caretaker?

3. How does Sylvie's temperament seem to Ruth and Lucille?

4. What is Sylvie doing on a park bench?

5. How does Ruth feel about Sylvie trying to change?

(see the answer key)

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