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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the story begins, what is Lutie looking at?
(a) Children playing in the street.
(b) Her reflection in a window.
(c) An apartment for rent.
(d) A house for sale.

2. Where do Lutie and Bub currently live?
(a) With Min and Jones.
(b) With Lutie's father and his girlfriend, Lil.
(c) In an apartment by themselves.
(d) In Lutie's employer's basement.

3. What does Lutie notice about the super as he writes out her receipt?
(a) She recognizes that he has charged her too little.
(b) She recognizes that his hand is shaking terribly.
(c) She recognizes his many gray hairs.
(d) She recognizes that he struggles with writing it.

4. Which literary element does the author use to give the wind its power?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Personification.

5. What did Lutie find when she entered her home after receiving her father's letter?
(a) A woman in her house cooking supper.
(b) Her father and Lil visiting the family.
(c) A woman in her bed.
(d) Bub and Jim playing cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lutie ask of Mrs. Pizzini?

2. What type of business does Mrs. Hedges run?

3. According to Granny, how do the meats in the butcher shop keep their fresh color?

4. What does Lutie notice about Jones' apartment?

5. What did the letter from Lutie's father say?

(see the answer key)

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