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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 13 Strange and Terrible Fate.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day did Mittie die?
(a) October 3
(b) August 21
(c) February 14
(d) April 19

2. What did Theodore blame Harvard for killing?
(a) His social life because he was so busy
(b) His best friend, who committed suicide
(c) His dream of a career in science
(d) His horse who burned in a fire

3. The sharpest division in the student body was between who?
(a) Those who lived in New England and those from the South
(b) Those who were the sons of Boston's elite and those who were not
(c) Those who were athletic and those who were not
(d) Those who excelled in course and those who did not

4. What did Theodore keep at Harvard that few could afford to?
(a) A horse
(b) A chef
(c) A tutor
(d) A car

5. What did Mittie die of?
(a) Scarlet fever
(b) Influenza
(c) Thypoid fever
(d) Heart attack

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the family go in October 1872?

2. What did the family decide after the funeral?

3. What did the family put on the back piazza?

4. During Theodore's junior year, he found himself as what?

5. Where was the double funeral held?

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