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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

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) Water.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Heat.
(d) Mortgage.

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

3. Who cut into Mary's birthday cake before her on her tenth birthday?
(a) Lecia.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Pete.
(d) The cake was never cut.

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

5. Which part of Grandma Moore's body had to be amputated after turning gangrenous?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food did Mary wake to find Charlie cooking, naked, at the oven in the middle of the night?

2. What insect attacked Charlie's car as she was driving to her mother's home in West Texas?

3. What was the effect of the jellyfish attack on Lecia's leg?

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

5. During what month of the year were the construction projects in the Karr family home complete, allowing for Grandma Moore to finally move in?

(see the answer key)

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