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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 after the answer in question #105?
(a) sits down
(b) cooks dinner
(c) leaves the house
(d) sends Lucille to bed

2. What do the aunts think about the rumors concerning Sylvie's instability?
(a) They are not true.
(b) It was only when she was young.
(c) They are true but the aunts do not care.
(d) They are exaggerated.

3. What prompts the sheriff's visit to Ruth's home?
(a) Ruth is spotted riding a boxcar.
(b) The dog is barking too much.
(c) The house has a strange smell.
(d) The yard has not been mowed.

4. What does the sheriff tell Ruth about the next day?
(a) Lucille will meet her at the library.
(b) She better be in school.
(c) She is being taken away.
(d) It is his birthday.

5. What does Lucille bring home from the store?
(a) a pound of hamburger
(b) some school supplies
(c) a dress pattern and fabric
(d) a dozen eggs

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sheriff do about Sylvie's efforts to change?

2. Who is the narrator in the book, "Housekeeping?"

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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