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

2. Where does the family move when they left the Castro Street house?
(a) Their family home in Norway.
(b) A boarding house on Steiner Street.
(c) A chicken ranch across the bay.
(d) Uncle Chris' old house.

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

4. Which character demands her dowry money back from Uncle Chris' estate?
(a) Aunt Trina.
(b) Mama.
(c) Aunt Sigrid.
(d) Aunt Marta.

5. What activity do Christine and the narrator miss doing when they move to their new home?
(a) Writing.
(b) Singing in the choir.
(c) Jumping rope.
(d) Roller skating.

Short Answer Questions

1. This event causes finances to be low at the beginning of Chapter 2.

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

3. What does Nels do the night the boys get into trouble for breaking into a store?

4. Why does Mama clear out the front room?

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

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