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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 153-212.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the woman that oversees the children on the orphan train in 1929?
(a) Mrs. Scatcherd.
(b) Mrs. Murphy.
(c) Mrs. Ross.
(d) Mrs. Thompson.

2. Who is the first of the seamstresses that Mrs. Byrne lets go from employment after the stock market crash?
(a) Mary.
(b) Beth.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Sally.

3. What illness does Vivian contract after she arrives at the boarding house where Miss Larsen lives?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Polio.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. What are the names of the two delivery boys that work at Nielsen's store when Vivian begins living with the Nielsens?
(a) James and Edgar.
(b) John and Peter.
(c) Adam and Thomas.
(d) Philip and Paul.

5. How far does Vivian walk from the Grotes' home to the schoolhouse after she's been kicked out?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 1 mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first boy that gives Vivian a promise ring?

2. Where does Vivian admit that her mother went after the fire when she first arrives at Miss Larsen's room at the boarding house?

3. For how long have the Nielsens been married when Vivian comes to live with them?

4. What is the name of Vivian's fifth-grade teacher at the new school she attends after moving in with the Nielsens?

5. What does Molly say turtles represent to the people of her culture?

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