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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mama count the family's money every week?
(a) Desk.
(b) Living room couch.
(c) Kitchen table.
(d) Back porch.

2. How many free months of rent does the family receive from the Sondermans?
(a) 1 free months.
(b) 4 free months.
(c) 3 free months.
(d) 2 free months.

3. In Chapter 1, the family needs extra money to pay for which of the following?
(a) The narrator's writing materials.
(b) Groceries for the aunts.
(c) Christine's broken arm.
(d) Nels' high school.

4. Why does Katrin not like Miss Grimes?
(a) She is late for their meeting.
(b) She is ugly.
(c) She is racist.
(d) She is oriental.

5. In Chapter 1, the narrator recalls the family home on which street?
(a) Strike.
(b) Castro.
(c) Winford.
(d) Steiner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama have for lunch in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of Katrin's teacher?

3. Which character demands her dowry money back from Uncle Chris' estate?

4. What does the teacher send Katrin to find at the end of chapter 6?

5. Why does Papa call Uncle Chris the "black Norwegian"?

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