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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sylvie do when she comes home with the answer in question #108?
(a) goes to bed
(b) makes pancakes
(c) sings
(d) watches television

2. What does Lucille tell the principal at school?
(a) She does not care about school.
(b) She has a new attitude.
(c) her aunt is insane
(d) go bug off

3. Why does Ruth hit Sylvie?
(a) to bring her out of her withdrawal
(b) to kill a bee on her shirt
(c) because Ruth is angry
(d) because she hates Sylvie

4. What excuse does Sylvie give the school for the girls' problems?
(a) adolescent female troubles
(b) lack of clothes
(c) no money for shoes
(d) that they are needed at home

5. Where are the food and necessities at the house during the flood?
(a) on the lower floor
(b) on the second floor
(c) in the attic
(d) in the garage

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucille do to keep Sylvie upstairs?

2. What does Sylvie do with all the newspapers and magazines in the house?

3. What does Sylvie do when Ruth begs her to come upstairs?

4. What does Sylvie tell Ruth about the people on the island?

5. How does Ruth believe her mother would have treated the sisters if she had lived?

(see the answer key)

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