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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Lily and Nona feel about moving from their home?
(a) They are indifferent.
(b) They resent it.
(c) They are excited.
(d) They are anxious.

5. How do Lily and Nona react to change?
(a) It thrills them.
(b) They like it fine.
(c) They are indifferent to it.
(d) It frightens them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Lily and Nona?

2. How does the grandfather die?

3. How long do the girls think the aunts will be staying?

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

5. Why do they want to find Sylvie?

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