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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much are the writing materials Katrin wants?
(a) $00.17.
(b) $12.00.
(c) $7.00.
(d) $43.00.

2. Why can't any of the girls boil water for the tea during the reception?
(a) The science room is locked.
(b) Mrs. Winford does not like tea.
(c) The stove is not working.
(d) There are no pots to boil water in.

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

4. 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) Mama is upset and he is afraid she will scare the child.
(c) It is against hospital rules.
(d) The child is not going to live.

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

6. This event causes finances to be low at the beginning of Chapter 2.
(a) The strike.
(b) Papa leaves the family.
(c) Christine becomes ill.
(d) Nels is arrested.

7. Which item does Mama not count out money for?
(a) Groceries.
(b) Items for the children.
(c) Vacations.
(d) Landlord.

8. What does the unexpected classroom visitor want from Katrin?
(a) To translate a letter.
(b) To take her home.
(c) To help her with homework.
(d) To give her money.

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

10. What does Mr. Hyde leave for the children?
(a) Toys.
(b) Books.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

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

12. Where does Mama put the wine during the reception?
(a) In her purse.
(b) Under the table.
(c) In Miss Grimes' office.
(d) In the garbage can.

13. What is Katrin's punishment for her F?
(a) She has to give up her dream of becoming a writer.
(b) She has to give away the writing brochures.
(c) She has to copy the lessons in the writing brochures.
(d) She has to retake the class over the summer.

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

15. Where does the family take money from to pay for emergencies?
(a) Mama's Bank Account.
(b) Aunt Sigrid's extra money.
(c) Nels' wages.
(d) The Little Bank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the school the girls attend?

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

4. Who prays every morning so Katrin will hopefully get the money she needs?

5. What does the narrator try to give Mama at the end of Chapter 1?

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