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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only bill Pete managed to pay on time each month during the time his family was in the deepest financial strain?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Water.
(c) Mortgage.
(d) Heat.

2. How long was Pete in town for the purchase of the new house before he had to fly back to Texas to work -- a move that scandalized the neighborhood?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

3. Which of the following aspects of Cascade's landscape did NOT fascinate Mary and Lecia upon their arrival in the new city?
(a) Caves full of bats.
(b) Abandoned mines.
(c) Fields of wildflowers.
(d) Cold mountain streams.

4. Which of the following is NOT something Grandma Moore regularly complained about when she was living with the Karr family?
(a) The cleanliness of the house.
(b) The temperature inside the house.
(c) The food.
(d) The girls' behavior.

5. In what room of the house did the Karr family eat their dinner until Grandma Moore came to stay with them?
(a) In the bedroom.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the dining room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Mary anxious to get to the hotel on their way to the World's Fair?

2. To which city did the Karr family travel to see the World's Fair?

3. What did Grandma Moore show Mary as proof that Tex and Belinda were real people?

4. With what type of weapon did Charlie threaten to harm her daughters?

5. What type of expensive animal fur coat did Charlie buy, which alienated her from her neighbors in Texas?

(see the answer key)

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