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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Seneca.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Mavis tell the reporter?
(a) How she came to own a classic Cadillac.
(b) The history of the Convent.
(c) Her part in the civil rights struggle in Oklahoma.
(d) The story of the death of her twin children.

2. What does the young man who walks into Anna's store seek?
(a) The justice of the peace.
(b) Medicine for a baby and directions.
(c) Bargain liquor.
(d) A job.

3. After Arnette returns from college, what does she refuse to do?
(a) Do her homework.
(b) Attend youth political meetings.
(c) Get out of bed.
(d) Wash dishes.

4. What time of year does the girl who arrives at the Convent at the end of the chapter say it is?
(a) "Fool's Winter."
(b) "Indian Summer."
(c) "Almost August."
(d) "The Ides of March."

5. Where did Mavis's twins die?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In the car.
(c) On the ship journey to America.
(d) In Los Angeles, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gigi's real name?

2. Who is in charge of operations at the Convent?

3. What does Connie sell to earn money?

4. What does Mavis do upon first seeing Gigi?

5. Why is the friendship between Connie and Soane surprising?

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