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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Sylvie's temperament seem to Ruth and Lucille?
(a) optimistic
(b) anxious
(c) flighty
(d) calm and even-tempered

3. What does their grandfather do when he arrives at the town?
(a) marries and builds a house
(b) becomes the town doctor
(c) becomes the mayor
(d) marries and then gets divorced

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

5. Where were Ruth and Lucille born?
(a) Boise
(b) Portland
(c) Tallahassee
(d) Seattle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sylvie do when she meets Ruth and Lucille?

2. What kind of residence do Lily and Nona have?

3. How was their grandfather's childhood house built?

4. Where does Sylvie go when she leaves the house the day after she meets Ruth?

5. What is Ruth and Lucille's mother's name?

(see the answer key)

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