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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Papa call Uncle Chris the "black Norwegian"?
(a) He wears all black.
(b) He is African American.
(c) He has a black mustache.
(d) He smokes black tobacco.

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

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

4. What is the name of Katrin's teacher?
(a) Miss Scanlon.
(b) Miss Lyons.
(c) Miss Karboe.
(d) Miss Grimes.

5. Who is missing from the kitchen on Sunday evening in Chapter 15?
(a) Dagmar.
(b) Mama.
(c) Christine.
(d) Papa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nels nickname the refinished basement?

3. How is Mama able to come up with money to pay for the surgery?

4. In Chapter 1, the narrator recalls the family home on which street?

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

(see the answer key)

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