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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucille bring home from the store?
(a) a pound of hamburger
(b) a dress pattern and fabric
(c) a dozen eggs
(d) some school supplies

2. What do the aunts ask Sylvie to do?
(a) contact the family lawyer
(b) find Mary
(c) take the girls to Wyoming
(d) come back to Fiingerbone

3. What does Sylvie do when Ruth begs her to come upstairs?
(a) She comes upstairs.
(b) She leaves the house.
(c) She quits talking to her.
(d) She slaps Ruth.

4. What prompts the sheriff's visit to Ruth's home?
(a) Ruth is spotted riding a boxcar.
(b) The house has a strange smell.
(c) The dog is barking too much.
(d) The yard has not been mowed.

5. What does Sylvie do after the answer in question #105?
(a) leaves the house
(b) sits down
(c) sends Lucille to bed
(d) cooks dinner

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth believe her mother's death has turned Ruth's memories of her into?

2. Who do the girls see at the lake after cutting school for a few days?

3. What do the aunts think about the rumors concerning Sylvie's instability?

4. What picture does Sylvie show Lucille as her husband?

5. To where are Lily and Nona going to move?

(see the answer key)

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