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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christine bring to school to give Katrin during the reception?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Wine.
(c) Rain gear.
(d) Tea.

2. What item does Hester ask to try as the women pack up the reception?
(a) Meat balls.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Wine.
(d) Coffee.

3. Which of the children has an operation in Chapter 3?
(a) Dagmar.
(b) Nels.
(c) Christine.
(d) The narrator.

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

5. Who comes into Katrin's classroom unexpectedly?
(a) Mama.
(b) Christine.
(c) Kaaren.
(d) Dagmar.

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

7. Which heirlooms does Uncle Chris sell without telling anyone?
(a) The drinking horn and coin collection.
(b) The silver broach and coin collection.
(c) The bridal chest and drinking horn.
(d) The silver broach and bridal chest.

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

9. How many rooms does the Steiner Street house have?
(a) 11 rooms.
(b) 6 rooms.
(c) 4 rooms.
(d) 12 rooms.

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

11. How does Mama finally sneak in to see her child at the hospital?
(a) She pretends to deliver a package.
(b) She sneaks back when no one is watching.
(c) She pretends to be part of the cleaning staff.
(d) She pretends to be a nurse.

12. What forbidden item does Carmelita bring to the reception?
(a) Rum.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

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

14. Who forgets to turn on the heat in the school building during the reception?
(a) Miss Grimes.
(b) Katrin.
(c) Carmelita.
(d) The janitress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Katrin she is "getting away with murder"?

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

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

4. What does Mama bring to school in the end of Chapter 8?

5. Why can't any of the girls boil water for the tea during the reception?

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