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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the girls tell Lily and Nona about why they were outside with Sylvie?
(a) that she needed directions to the lawyer's
(b) that she thought it was too cold for them to be out
(c) that she wanted to take them to the store
(d) that they were disobeying her

2. Where does Sylvie go when she leaves the house the day after she meets Ruth?
(a) the post office
(b) to the train station
(c) church
(d) the grocery store

3. How do Lily and Nona make new friends?
(a) They do not make new friends.
(b) They join a garden club.
(c) They do volunteer work.
(d) They play bridge.

4. What do Lily and Nona do the night the girls tell them why they're outside with Sylvie?
(a) pack up and leave
(b) call child welfare
(c) call Mary
(d) go to the store themselves

5. Who follows Sylvie and Ruth at the lake?
(a) some ducklings
(b) an irate man
(c) an alligator
(d) a dog

Short Answer Questions

1. What alarms Ruth and Lucille about the state government?

2. When do Sylvie and Ruth leave the island?

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

4. What does Sylvie say when asked if she wants children?

5. What does Sylvie believe Ruth thinks of her when she talks about the people on the island?

(see the answer key)

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