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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might be wrong with Sylvie?
(a) may be dead
(b) may be crippled
(c) may not be sane
(d) might be an alcoholic

2. During the flood, what happens when Sylvie goes downstairs?
(a) She leaves the children for a month.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She does not come back upstairs.
(d) She slips in the water.

3. What do Ruth and Lucille hear often in the night?
(a) the wind off the lake
(b) screech owls chasing each other
(c) Sylvie crying or singing
(d) a banging in the attic

4. Why do Ruth and Lucille follow Sylvie when she leaves the house the day after she arrives there?
(a) They are afraid she will leave.
(b) They think she will get lost.
(c) They think she is not dressed properly for the weather
(d) They think she is going to buy them something.

5. What does Sylvie feel about the girls' questions about their mother?
(a) angry
(b) depressed
(c) put off
(d) understanding

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Lily and Nona?

2. To where are Lily and Nona going to move?

3. Where are Ruth, Lucille and Sylvie marooned during the flood?

4. Where do Lily and Nona live?

5. Why do bats keep coming in the girls' home?

(see the answer key)

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