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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Emil crying at the beginning of the book?
(a) He cannot find his mother.
(b) He dropped his ice cream.
(c) He is very cold.
(d) His kitten ran up a telegraph pole.

2. Where was Marie raised?
(a) In Europe.
(b) In an orphanage.
(c) In the city.
(d) On a farm.

3. Why does Ivar live so far away from town?
(a) He has no money.
(b) He was forced out of town.
(c) His father owned that land.
(d) He likes living alone.

4. What does John tell his children to always let their mother do?
(a) Sell her butter.
(b) Walk at night.
(c) Sing.
(d) Keep a garden.

5. Where will Carl's father take a job after leaving his farm?
(a) A shipyard.
(b) A tobacco plant.
(c) A horse ranch.
(d) A poultry hatchery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivar read in his house?

2. Whom does Alexandra ask to help her quiet Emil's cries at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Alexandra tell her brothers she wants to do when she returns home from looking at the riverside property?

4. What does Alexandra want to buy from Ivar?

5. What does Ivar live next to?

(see the answer key)

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