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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sylvie think the woman with four children is alone?
(a) She is on her way home.
(b) Her children were taken from her.
(c) The woman's husband has the children.
(d) She does not have any money to feed them.

2. To where are Lily and Nona going to move?
(a) Seattle
(b) Pittsburgh
(c) Fingerbone
(d) Florida

3. How do Lily and Nona feel about Fingerbone?
(a) They love it.
(b) They're indifferent to it.
(c) They hate it.
(d) They're curious about it.

4. For what do Ruth and Lucille depend on each other?
(a) to fight with their grandfather
(b) for cooking meals
(c) for help with school
(d) for survival

5. How do people in Fingerbone travel the lower lying areas of town during the flood?
(a) wading the waters
(b) swimming
(c) by boat
(d) by rafts

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sylvie think about the aunts taking care of the girls?

2. How is the grandmother's house after the flood waters go away?

3. How do Lily and Nona react to change?

4. What do the girls want from Sylvie?

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

(see the answer key)

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