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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the bully who wanted to fight Mary after she felt Mary made her little sister look stupid in the classroom?
(a) Big Bertha.
(b) Big Beth.
(c) Big Brenda.
(d) Big Betty.

2. Which of the following holidays did the Karr girls miss, oblivious to the day of its celebration?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Father's Day.
(c) Mother's Day.
(d) All Saints' Day.

3. How did the operator of the payphone treat the Karr girls as they were trying to make a collect call?
(a) She was rude to them.
(b) She ignored them.
(c) She was kind to them.
(d) She was confused by them.

4. Who was the first member of the family to see Grandma Moore's dead body?
(a) Aunt Iris.
(b) Lecia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Charlie.

5. What did Mary finally purchase for Pete with the stamps she collected from the grocery store?
(a) A statue of a monk.
(b) A monogrammed handkerchief.
(c) A pen full of invisible ink.
(d) A silver money clip.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hearing about Tex and Belinda, how long did Mary spend burying the memory of these children?

2. What did Mr. McBride do for the Karr family while he was employed?

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

4. What type of alcohol was Pete known to keep in his truck?

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

(see the answer key)

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