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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Pete react when Mary blurted out that she didn't want her mother to come home from the psychiatric ward?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was understanding.
(c) He was silent.
(d) He was furious.

2. Which of the following family members was the only family member to stay dry-eyed during the divorce news that rocked the Karr family?
(a) Pete.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lecia.
(d) Charlie.

3. On what was Mary lying at the opening of the memoir?
(a) A naked mattress.
(b) Bloody linoleum flooring.
(c) A pile of dirty sheets.
(d) A goose-down pillow.

4. Which of the following Karr family members refused to evacuate the home when a hurricane rolled through?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Lecia.
(c) Pete.
(d) Mary.

5. Which of the following objects was NOT present in Mary and Lecia's imagination of the ward where their mother was being kept?
(a) Shock therapy.
(b) White walls.
(c) Nurses with needles.
(d) Straight jackets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what major event in American history was Charlie Moore born?

3. What distinct article of clothing was Charlie wearing in her death photograph?

4. Which of the following holidays did the Karr girls miss, oblivious to the day of its celebration?

5. Which lunch does Mary remember most loving as a child, remembering how the construction worker men ate the meal with reverence?

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