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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What catches the narrator's attention, urging him to go inside the church?
(a) A bible reading.
(b) Children's choir practice.
(c) An organ concert.
(d) A religious service.

2. Why does Bobby move the family to Paris?
(a) To find a job.
(b) For his new job.
(c) To escape the Great Depression.
(d) To learn how to speak French.

3. Where is Joanie throughout the story, Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes?
(a) With Arthur.
(b) With Lee.
(c) With Bob and Leona.
(d) With the Ellenbogens.

4. What is Ginnie's full name?
(a) Ginnie Maddox.
(b) Ginnie Mannox.
(c) Virginia Maddox.
(d) Virginia Mannox.

5. Who pays the Chief?
(a) The boys.
(b) The parents.
(c) The school.
(d) The city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Mrs. Snell's matches from?

2. Who is going to fight the Eskimos?

3. Eloise thinks that if you are going to be a nun, you should at least______?

4. Who is accused of being the Queen of the Snobs in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?

5. Where does the narrator accept a job in De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period?

(see the answer key)

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