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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (pages 82-94).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state does Paul tell Rick and Elizabeth he sill finally reunite with his father?
(a) Maine
(b) Massachusetts
(c) Vermont
(d) Connecticut

2. Which of the following is not a college that Paul lists Flan's "new" children attending?
(a) Columbia
(b) Yale
(c) Andover
(d) Harvard

3. What percentage commission does Ouisa theorize Flan is giving Paul?
(a) One billionth of a percent
(b) One trillionth of a percent
(c) One thousandth of a percent
(d) One millionth of a percent

4. How does Ouisa describe Paul's essential quality to her children in this section?
(a) Kind
(b) Enigmatic
(c) Wild
(d) Cultivated

5. In the second excerpt from This Life that the parents read, what does Poitier warn his readers against doing regarding their children?
(a) Ignoring them
(b) Condescending them
(c) Protecting them
(d) Smothering them

Short Answer Questions

1. What painting does Elizabeth suggest Paul tell Flan he has to give him?

2. What does the New York Times send contributors of the anecdotes Flan and Ouisa mention at the end of this section?

3. In this section, Flan repeated mentions not wanting to be accused of what?

4. From what state have Rick and Elizabeth recently moved?

5. What type of law does Kitty's "friend" practice?

(see the answer key)

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