1. What does Elinor tell Meggie was once a common practice in chapter 17?
(a) Decorating churches with their own family portraits.
(b) Placing their names on the bricks that are used to build churches.
(c) Rich people having a statue of their own likeness placed in churches.
(d) Having portraits of themselves placed above church altars.

2. Why is Basta afraid for Capricorn to kill Fenoglio?
(a) He is afraid it will cause Meggie to refuse to lure her father there.
(b) He is afraid of the police.
(c) He is afraid of retribution by Fenoglio's family.
(d) He is afraid all of Fenoglio's characters will disappear with his death.

3. What memories does Meggie awaken in Elinor in chapter 8?
(a) Her father's obsession with his books and her play time with her sisters.
(b) Memories of her own mother.
(c) A love of good books Elinor has always had.
(d) Memories of Teresa, Meggie's mother.

4. What does Elinor suddenly find herself missing in chapter 28 as she arrives home?
(a) The sounds of human voices.
(b) The sight of her garden.
(c) The feel of her favorite books.
(d) The smell of her lake.

5. What does Mo say to Elinor in chapter 15 that makes her angry with him?
(a) He asks how she could allow Meggie to come to Capricorn's village.
(b) He blames her for switching the books.
(c) He questions her intelligence in coming to rescue him and then getting caught.
(d) He accuses her of leading Capricorn to him in the first place.