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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 101 - 149).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "old idea" does Ruth bring up to Amanda in Chapter 17?
(a) Of what you would take with you to a desert island.
(b) Of what color you would dye your hair.
(c) Of what your last meal would be.
(d) Of what you would save from a burning house.

2. What does Rose not understand about being young in Chapter 22?
(a) That it is important to be kind to strangers.
(b) That everyone sees themselves as the main character of a story.
(c) That she will be responsible for holding her family together.
(d) That she will get old.

3. Who is Ruth's partner?
(a) Ray.
(b) Ella.
(c) Benji.
(d) Clara.

4. How does Clay feel towards the people on the porch at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Indifferent to them.
(b) Terrified of them.
(c) Angry at them.
(d) Sorry for them.

5. What happens in Chapter 23 that disturbs everyone?
(a) A swarm of locusts appears.
(b) The president announces a state of emergency.
(c) A very loud and mysterious noise so strong it cracks glass.
(d) A terrible rainstorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Archie try to scare Rose in Chapter 19?

2. Who does Clay run into when he is lost in Chapter 20?

3. What is Rose upset about in Chapter 13?

4. Who had G.H. and Ruth finished the basement for?

5. What does the house exterior look like in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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