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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of pictures does the grandfather paint?
(a) purple forests
(b) red deserts
(c) unreal seascapes
(d) of imaginary mountains

3. Who is the narrator in the book, "Housekeeping?"
(a) Jasmine
(b) Ruth
(c) Lucille
(d) Naomi

4. How was their grandfather's childhood house built?
(a) dug out of the ground
(b) made of wood
(c) made of straw bales
(d) was a stone cottage

5. Why does Lucille complain during the flood?
(a) She misses school.
(b) She misses going to church.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) She is bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might be wrong with Sylvie?

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

3. What story does Sylvie tell the girls while waiting out the flood?

4. How do Lily and Nona feel about children?

5. Why does Sylvie bond with Ruth and Lucille?

(see the answer key)

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