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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the high point of Temple’s birthday parties?
(a) The piñata.
(b) The swimming.
(c) The cake.
(d) The clown.

2. How does the narrator characterize the routine Peggy gets into with her new baby?
(a) Grinding housework.
(b) Leisurely feeding and naps.
(c) Exciting days in the garden.
(d) Exhausting days of colic.

3. How did Lomax get certified as unemployable?
(a) He got a recruiter at a National Guard center to write him a letter.
(b) He developed epilepsy.
(c) He faked a coma for six months.
(d) He was in an accident in his van.

4. What color does Lee’s friend Cary say Lee’s aura is?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Crimson.

5. What excuse does Peggy use for getting Karen Brown’s birth certificate?
(a) Helping the Browns with back taxes.
(b) Helping the Browns request benefits.
(c) A research project.
(d) A town survey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mislaid set?

2. What is the first method Meg finds for making money?

3. What is the style of the house Lee lives in near Stillwater College?

4. What was the response to the missing person ad Lee ran?

5. How much does Meg get for selling a dead raccoon to a bait shop?

(see the answer key)

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