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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. Who helps Nels with homework?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Mr. Hyde.
(c) Papa.
(d) Mama.

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

3. Why won't the doctor let Mama go see her child after the operation?
(a) The child is not going to live.
(b) Mama is upset and he is afraid she will scare the child.
(c) It is against hospital rules.
(d) Mama can not afford to pay the hospital bill.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fruit does Uncle Chris demand that the children eat more of?

2. What does Mama really do with the check?

3. What item does Papa decide to give up to save money?

4. In Chapter 1, the family needs extra money to pay for which of the following?

5. Why does this child need to have an operation?

(see the answer key)

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