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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oliver threaten to do to Eliza?
(a) Send back to her family
(b) Leave her
(c) Have her arrested
(d) Kill her

2. What happens to Eugene's parents in this chapter (Part 1, Chapter 11)?
(a) They separate
(b) They move away for a short time
(c) They divorce
(d) They have a major fight

3. In Part 1, Chapter 7 how old is Oliver Gant?
(a) 76
(b) 56
(c) 50
(d) 40

4. At home, how would you describe Oliver and the fires in the fireplace?
(a) He never builds a fire
(b) He builds small fires
(c) He won't allow fires to be built in the fireplace
(d) He builds enormous fires

5. What happens to Eliza in 1900?
(a) She and Oliver's marriage collapses
(b) Her brother Will dies
(c) Steve, her oldest child, dies
(d) She gets pregnant again

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Helen and Luke live with at this stage in the book (Part 2, Chapter 19)?

2. At this point in the book, where is Ben working?

3. What does Oliver build for Eliza?

4. Growing up how do Eugene and his friends treat Jews and Negroes?

5. How would you characterize Eugene and school?

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