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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alarms Ruth and Lucille about the state government?
(a) They can take children from their homes.
(b) They want to arrest Sylvie.
(c) They tax people.
(d) They make children go to school.

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

3. Why do bats keep coming in the girls' home?
(a) They have a nest in the attic.
(b) It is very dark inside.
(c) They like the food.
(d) Sylvie leaves the windows open.

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

5. Why do Ruth and Lucille skip school?
(a) They are bullied by other students.
(b) They were not prepared for a test.
(c) They did not want to give the teacher a note.
(d) It ias too hot so they go swimming.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Lily and Nona do about Sylvie and the girls?

3. Who does their grandmother live with after the grandfather's death?

4. How do Ruth and Lucille feel about Sylvie when they meet her?

5. During the flood, what happens when Sylvie goes downstairs?

(see the answer key)

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