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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. What happens the same day the family moves to the Steiner Street house?
(a) The girls start at a new school.
(b) Mama gives birth to a new baby.
(c) Uncle Chris dies.
(d) Papa leaves the family.

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

3. Which fruit does Uncle Chris demand that the children eat more of?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Lemons.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Apples.

4. What does Nels do the night the boys get into trouble for breaking into a store?
(a) Takes Christine to the doctor.
(b) Works to make extra money for the family.
(c) Helps Papa with household chores.
(d) Stays home to listen to a story.

5. What does the family plan to do with the Steiner Street home?
(a) Let all the aunts move in.
(b) Sell eggs and milk out of the basement.
(c) Remodel it and sell it for a profit.
(d) Make it a boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mama prefer to clean floors?

2. What does Mama really do with the check?

3. How is Arne related to the narrator?

4. What item acts as a sense of security for the children?

5. Why won't the doctor let Mama go see her child after the operation?

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