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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Helen and the girls visit their grandmother?
(a) by taking the train
(b) in a borrowed car
(c) they went by horse back
(d) they flew in a plane

2. Where does the town where the sisters stay with their grandmother sit?
(a) near the redwood forest
(b) on the cliffs looking over the ocean
(c) on the shores of a nameless lake
(d) on the top of a steep mountain

3. How do Lily and Nona try to contact Sylvie?
(a) through Mary
(b) newspaper ads
(c) by radio
(d) by contacting her old boyfriend

4. What does Sylvie say when asked if she wants children?
(a) She says she has some.
(b) She refuses to answer.
(c) She ignores the question.
(d) She wants to adopt.

5. In what state is the town after the flood waters recede?
(a) dirty
(b) disorganized
(c) happy
(d) depressed

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Ruth and Lucille born?

2. What do Lily and Nona do about Sylvie and the girls?

3. Where does their grandfather end up when he leaves home?

4. What does their grandfather want most to do when he is young?

5. What is Sylvie wearing when the aunts see her?

(see the answer key)

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