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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 acts as a sense of security for the children?
(a) Papa's wages.
(b) Nels' story telling.
(c) Aunt Sigrid's extra money.
(d) Mama's bank account.

2. What does the narrator try to give Mama at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Cash.
(b) A necklace.
(c) Her novel.
(d) A check.

3. How is Arne related to the narrator?
(a) Arne is the narrator's nephew.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) Arne is the narrator's uncle.

4. What makes Mama's storytelling worse than normal in Chapter 3?
(a) Her stories are boring.
(b) She keeps leaving parts out.
(c) She tells her stories in Norwegian.
(d) She never tells an ending to her stories.

5. How does Mama prefer to clean floors?
(a) Washing with a rag.
(b) Mopping with a floor mop.
(c) Scrubbing with a brush.
(d) Sweeping with a broom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mama get the money to pay for the operation?

2. Where does Mama count the family's money every week?

3. How does Uncle Chris make his money?

4. What does Mama really do with the check?

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

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