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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Mama able to afford the graduation gift?
(a) By trading an heirloom.
(b) By using money from the bank account.
(c) By making one of her own.
(d) By stealing it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Katrin going to keep the food hot for the reception?

2. What does Katrin mean when she says, "It is something within me, Mama. Right here!"?

3. How much are the writing materials Katrin wants?

4. How many rooms does the Steiner Street house have?

5. What does Sam call the food that Miss Durant eats?

(see the answer key)

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