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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says "Daddy, there's a lady sleeping up there! And her dinner's on fire!"
(a) Cicely.
(b) Cleo.
(c) Tessa.
(d) Jennifer.

2. Why does Jimmy have to have an operation when he ate the fish dinner Winnie had made to celebrate her new job?
(a) He swallowed a fish bone.
(b) He broke his leg.
(c) He had appendicitis.
(d) He had a heart condition.

3. What does Winnie find on the funeral card that Pearl had saved from her father's funeral?
(a) A song she made up.
(b) Black marks covering the death date.
(c) Hearts around her father's name.
(d) Pearl's name.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Helen tell Winnie she plans to reveal?
(a) All of Winnie's past secrets.
(b) Her daughter's affair.
(c) How she saves money.
(d) Her fish recipe.

5. At Auntie Du's funeral, what are Phil and Pearl given when they first enter?
(a) Programs.
(b) Parking stub.
(c) Black armbands.
(d) Quilt pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shop does Pearl's mother run?

2. Whose cooking does Winnie criticize at the funeral?

3. Why doesn't Winnie want to forget the past?

4. How much does Jimmy earn as minister of their church in Fresno?

5. What does Roger's nickname, Bao-bao, mean?

(see the answer key)

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