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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do Ruth and Lucille feel about Sylvie when they meet her?
(a) They like her.
(b) They are indifferent.
(c) They are afraid of her.
(d) They hate her.

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

5. What is wrong with the curtain in the kitchen?
(a) It is awful colors.
(b) It is too small.
(c) It is too long.
(d) It is half burned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lucille feel about all the freedom Sylvie gives them?

2. What does Ruth do while Lucille is talking to girls at the drugstore?

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

4. What does Lucille do to keep Sylvie upstairs?

5. How do Lily and Nona try to contact Sylvie?

(see the answer key)

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