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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the sisters' father grow up?
(a) in New York
(b) Middle West
(c) in Alaska
(d) in the south

2. How does the grandfather die?
(a) a tree falls on him
(b) a grizzly bear mauls him
(c) from polio
(d) train goes off the bridge

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

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

5. What kind of residence do Lily and Nona have?
(a) residence hotel
(b) an apartment
(c) a white frame house
(d) a stone cottage

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Lily and Nona feel about moving from their home?

2. Why do they want to find Sylvie?

3. Where is Sylvie?

4. Who does their grandmother live with after the grandfather's death?

5. What does Helen do after the girls settle on their grandmother's porch?

(see the answer key)

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