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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many meetings did it take for Lomax and Meg to be “intimate friends” (70)?
(a) Two.
(b) A dozen.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

5. Which famous writer’s footsteps does Peggy see herself following in?
(a) Kate Chopin.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Charlotte Brontë.
(d) Jane Austen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Meg refuse to work as a waitress?

2. The narrator says that Lee and Byrdie look like advertisements for shirts and baby food: what does she say Peggy looks like?

3. What kind of writers does Lee start to cultivate after he feels washed-up in poetry?

4. Who does Peggy think poets resemble?

5. What does Peggy do every time she comes home to her shack?

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