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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much does Meg get when she sells worms?
(a) 10 cents per worm.
(b) 1 cent per worm.
(c) 25 cents per worm.
(d) Four cents per worm.

3. What does Peggy do every time she comes home to her shack?
(a) Say a prayer of thanksgiving.
(b) Lay the plank down over the moat.
(c) Inspect it for visitors.
(d) Unlock the gate.

4. The narrator says that Lee and Byrdie look like advertisements for shirts and baby food: what does she say Peggy looks like?
(a) The movie star.
(b) Their maintenance man.
(c) The secretary.
(d) The nanny.

5. What was the main building of Stillwater College before it was a college?
(a) A retirement home.
(b) A plantation.
(c) An army barracks.
(d) A hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Peggy’s parents treat her children?

2. How does the narrator characterize the police’s response to Peggy’s disappearance?

3. What does the narrator say makes Peggy’s house like the Mekong Delta?

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

5. What is the only sound Peggy hears at night when she and Karen move into the shack?

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