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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. Which items hang proudly on the wall in Mama and Papa's bedroom?
(a) The children's birth certificates.
(b) A map of San Francisco.
(c) The family portraits.
(d) A Norwegian flag.

2. Why does this child need to have an operation?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) An ear infection.
(c) A gunshot wound.
(d) Food poisoning.

3. What major city does the family live in?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Miami.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama really do with the check?

2. Which item does Mama not count out money for?

3. Why does Mama clear out the front room?

4. How does Mama finally sneak in to see her child at the hospital?

5. What does the family plan to do with the Steiner Street home?

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