Ordinary People: A Novel Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Diana Evans
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Ordinary People: A Novel Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Diana Evans
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 8 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melissa particularly hate about cleaning her house in Chapter 3?
(a) The way the paint always chips when she touches it.
(b) The dirt that Michael tracks in on his shoes.
(c) The way she always gets slivers from the banister.
(d) The copious amount of dust in it.

2. Which author does Melissa particularly like?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Twain.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Hemingway.

3. What does Michael give the man in the tube who asks for money?
(a) Two pounds.
(b) A pair of gloves.
(c) A John Legend album.
(d) A sandwich.

4. What does Michael do in the end of Chapter 5 that annoys Melissa greatly?
(a) Takes out his phone and looks at it while talking to her.
(b) Berates her for not doing the laundry.
(c) Asks her to pick up his dry cleaning for him.
(d) Walks out when she is still talking to him.

5. What breaks in the house at a crucial instant for Michael in Chapter 1?
(a) The hall toilet.
(b) A clothes rod in his closet.
(c) A pane of glass in the bedroom window.
(d) The bedroom doorknob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a problem with the room in Michael's and Melissa's house where the children sleep?

2. How does Damian feel about Melissa after sleeping over at her house in Chapter 10?

3. What does Melissa tell Damian that she has never told anyone before?

4. What does Melissa envision herself wearing at her imaginary wedding?

5. What month does it snow in in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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