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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Katrin do to try to get the money she needs to pay for the writing brochures?
(a) Write an essay.
(b) Babysit her neighbors.
(c) Sell her rollerskates.
(d) Finish Christine's homework.

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

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

4. What does Carmelita say to defend the item she brought to the reception?
(a) It is good for the stomach.
(b) It is for good health.
(c) It adds years to one's life.
(d) It keeps one warm.

5. Where does Katrin see the janitress?
(a) The science classroom.
(b) The auditorium.
(c) The furnace room.
(d) The school office.

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

7. What is the phrase that Mama uses to let everyone know everything is going fine?
(a) Is good.
(b) Praise the Lord.
(c) Everything is fine.
(d) God bless us.

8. Which character is with Uncle Chris when he passes away?
(a) Nels.
(b) Papa.
(c) Aunt Trina.
(d) Mama.

9. What item does Katrin take from the boarder?
(a) A silver necklace.
(b) A stack of magazines.
(c) A sweater.
(d) Rent money.

10. What does Mama want to buy with the money from the check?
(a) Books for the children.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A new house.
(d) Food.

11. What happens the same day the family moves to the Steiner Street house?
(a) Mama gives birth to a new baby.
(b) Papa leaves the family.
(c) Uncle Chris dies.
(d) The girls start at a new school.

12. What does the narrator try to give Mama at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) A necklace.
(b) Cash.
(c) Her novel.
(d) A check.

13. How does Mama prefer to clean floors?
(a) Sweeping with a broom.
(b) Scrubbing with a brush.
(c) Washing with a rag.
(d) Mopping with a floor mop.

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

15. Who is the chairman of the reception refreshment team?
(a) Miss Scanlan.
(b) Carmelita.
(c) Hester.
(d) Katrin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Uncle Chris sing to?

2. Where does Mama get the money to pay for the operation?

3. How many days does Katrin have with the writing materials before she gets charged?

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

5. What is the name of Christine's hiding place?

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