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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what season of the year did Charlie have her full scale mental breakdown?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

2. Why was Mary anxious to get to the hotel on their way to the World's Fair?
(a) To inspect the mini fridge.
(b) To swim in the pool.
(c) To sleep in the bed.
(d) To eat from the snack machine.

3. Who jumped into the water and wrestled Lecia back to shore, despite the jellyfish wrapped around her leg?
(a) Pete.
(b) Mary.
(c) A bystander.
(d) Charlie.

4. What war was Robert returning home from when he decided to commit suicide?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Civil War.

5. What food did Mary wake to find Charlie cooking, naked, at the oven in the middle of the night?
(a) Onion soup.
(b) An omelette.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Fried chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What common animal did Pete catch around the house and use to make gumbo for his family?

2. What physical reaction did Mary have when her grandmother was around that was her first feeling of "nervousness"?

3. Which of the following aspects of Cascade's landscape did NOT fascinate Mary and Lecia upon their arrival in the new city?

4. What method did Grandma Moore employ to ensure that Mary and Lecia exhibited "proper behavior"?

5. What meal did Grandma Moore insist on eating rather than eating Pete's roadside gumbo?

(see the answer key)

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