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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Uncle Chris' nickname among family members?
(a) An old man.
(b) The German.
(c) The Scottish man.
(d) The black Norwegian.

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

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

4. What does Nels do the night the boys get into trouble for breaking into a store?
(a) Works to make extra money for the family.
(b) Stays home to listen to a story.
(c) Takes Christine to the doctor.
(d) Helps Papa with household chores.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mama want to buy with the money from the check?

3. What is the shared name of all three of Carmelita's brothers?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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