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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Meg say she is not willing to do in order to get good clothes for Karen?
(a) Sort through tag sales.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Pay full price.
(d) Shop at Salvation Army stores.

2. How does the narrator characterize the persona Peggy acquired in high school?
(a) Tough and intimidating.
(b) Tender and fragile.
(c) Affectionate and loyal.
(d) Imperturbable and cool.

3. What is the only sound Peggy hears at night when she and Karen move into the shack?
(a) Bullfrogs.
(b) Trucks on the highway.
(c) Pine needles in the breeze.
(d) Crickets.

4. Why does the narrator say people came to visit Stillwater College from all over?
(a) The famous poet.
(b) The beautiful vistas.
(c) The remarkable food.
(d) The infamous parties.

5. Where is Mislaid set?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Meg get when she sells worms?

2. What kind of fur does Meg tell Karen a girl like her should wear?

3. Who does Peggy think poets resemble?

4. Where is Peggy Vaillaincourt from?

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

(see the answer key)

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