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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

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 silent.
(b) He was furious.
(c) He was understanding.
(d) He was confused.

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

3. How did Mary hear the news that her family had inherited money from Grandma Moore's estate?
(a) From her parent's diary.
(b) From a letter.
(c) From a visitor at the door.
(d) From a phone call.

4. What was the name of the restaurant where Pete punched Charlie in the face?
(a) Mountain Cafe.
(b) Bridge Cafe.
(c) Sun Cafe.
(d) Yacht Cafe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the girls in Mary's classroom typically do during their recess from school?

2. What was the name of the town where Charlie and Pete first met?

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

4. What did Charlie spend her day doing while at the beach with her family soon after Grandma Moore's funeral?

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

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