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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which meat product did Mary compare Grandma Moore's disfigured body?
(a) Overstuffed sausages.
(b) Crisp bacon.
(c) A pot roast.
(d) Burnt salmon.

2. What illness was Charlie diagnosed to die from at the age of two?
(a) Chicken Pox.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Measles.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

3. What insect attacked Charlie's car as she was driving to her mother's home in West Texas?
(a) Fire ants.
(b) Mosquitos.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Locust.

4. Why did Charlie bring Mary to the hospital the day after Grandma Moore's surgery?
(a) To cheer Grandma up.
(b) So Mary can see the realities of life.
(c) Because Grandma requested to see the girl.
(d) Because she couldn't find a babysitter.

5. What was the name of Charlie's cousin, who Grandma Moore thought had made all the right decisions in her life?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Dainty.
(c) Dotty.
(d) Debby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal did Mary associate with the smell in Grandma Moore's bedroom while she was staying with the Karr family?

2. What beverage did Grandma Moore drink to dull her cancerous pain?

3. Which part of Grandma Moore's body had to be amputated after turning gangrenous?

4. What war was Robert returning home from when he decided to commit suicide?

5. At the opening of the novel, in what room of the house was Mary lying when the doctor arrived?

(see the answer key)

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