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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sylvie talk to Ruth and Lucille?
(a) coldly
(b) sadly
(c) kindly
(d) anxiously

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

3. What is Sylvie wearing when the aunts see her?
(a) fur coat
(b) swim suit
(c) shorts and t-shirt
(d) salvaged clothes

4. What did Ruth and Lucille's father do when the girls were young?
(a) deserted the family
(b) moved to Florida
(c) died
(d) became a millionaire

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ruth and Lucille follow Sylvie when she leaves the house the day after she arrives there?

2. Who does Sylvie think Ruth is when Ruth finds her downstairs?

3. What do Lily and Nona do the night the girls tell them why they're outside with Sylvie?

4. Where does the town where the sisters stay with their grandmother sit?

5. How do Lily and Nona feel about Fingerbone?

(see the answer key)

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