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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Papa decide to give up to save money?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) The newspaper.

2. Who leaves Mama a check?
(a) Uncle Chris.
(b) Mr. Hyde.
(c) Aunt Sigrid.
(d) Papa.

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

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

5. How does Uncle Chris make his money?
(a) He steals heirlooms from families.
(b) He is a traveling salesman.
(c) He is a professional gambler.
(d) He restores old farms and sells them for profit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mama prefer to clean floors?

2. What does the Norwegian phrase "Lille Ven" mean?

3. Which heirlooms does Uncle Chris sell without telling anyone?

4. What is the phrase that Mama uses to let everyone know everything is going fine?

5. Which character is with Uncle Chris when he passes away?

(see the answer key)

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