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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Lily and Nona live?
(a) Tucson
(b) Spokane
(c) Chicago
(d) New York

2. What kind of relationship do Lily and Nona have?
(a) they're rivals
(b) they are indifferent to each other
(c) they don't understand each other
(d) close sisterly bond

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

4. Where does their grandfather end up when he leaves home?
(a) Allocaster
(b) Shinbone
(c) Fingerbone
(d) Mt. Helena

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sylvie?

2. How do Lily and Nona feel about Fingerbone?

3. Who is the narrator in the book, "Housekeeping?"

4. How long do the girls stay with their grandmother?

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

(see the answer key)

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