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

2. According to the saying Ouisa quotes in this section, what do all artists dream of?
(a) Money
(b) Beauty
(c) Work
(d) Love

3. What does everyone say about the New York Times crossword puzzle, according to Ouisa?
(a) They have never finished the Sunday puzzle
(b) They do it in ink
(c) The Monday puzzle is two easy
(d) It is a waste of time

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

5. To what literary character does Ouisa compare Trent Conway in this section?
(a) Madame Bovary
(b) Scheherazade
(c) Iago
(d) Henry Higgins

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flan demand of Paul in the scene with the Hustler?

2. Which of the assembled children in this section takes exception for what he perceives as an unspoken accusation of drug use?

3. What is the only article of clothing the Hustler is wearing when he emerges from Paul's bedroom?

4. Who do the Kittredges call after they regain their composure?

5. What is Paul drinking when Dr. Fine confronts him at the brownstone?

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