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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose face did Helen slap after Maudie was found bound and gagged?
(a) Ella's.
(b) La Ruth's.
(c) Peyton's.
(d) Dolly's.

2. What is Carey's first impression of Helen?
(a) She is morose.
(b) She is grieving.
(c) She is a joy.
(d) She is intense.

3. Who is Milton talking to when Dolly finds him?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Maude.
(c) Sam.
(d) Hazel.

4. What does Dolly realize about why Milton asked her to go to the train station with him?
(a) That his car was not running.
(b) That she was so supportive of him.
(c) That Helen wouldn't go.
(d) That she was Peyton's godmother.

5. When the narrative shifts to Peyton's birthday, what year is it?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comforts Peyton when her parents fight at the party?

2. Who is Mrs. La Farge's son?

3. What about Dolly now irritates Milton?

4. Where was Milton's daughter living when she wrote him the letter that he reads while waiting at the train station?

5. What was the only reason Helen continued to stay with Milton?

(see the answer key)

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