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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the club where Mary was allowed to attend meetings with her father?
(a) The Poker Club.
(b) The Golden Stallion Club.
(c) The Money Gate Club.
(d) The Liars' Club.

3. 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 girls' behavior.
(d) The food.

4. At the opening of the novel, in what room of the house was Mary lying when the doctor arrived?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) The laundry room.
(c) Her parents' bedroom.
(d) The bathroom.

5. What common animal did Pete catch around the house and use to make gumbo for his family?
(a) Opossums.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Rats.
(d) Squirrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room of the house did the Karr family eat their dinner until Grandma Moore came to stay with them?

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

3. How old is Mary at the opening of the memoir?

4. Why did Charlie bring Mary to the hospital the day after Grandma Moore's surgery?

5. To which caged animal did Mary compare her mother while visiting the Houston zoo?

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