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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lutie fantasize about while standing outside the super's apartment?
(a) Lutie fantasizes about running out of the apartment building and finding a better place to live.
(b) Lutie fantasizes about the appearance of the superintendent--she imagines him being extremely tall and gruesome looking.
(c) Lutie fantasizes about cots in the hallway to accommodate more renters and about the woman in the window being a snake charmer.
(d) Lutie fantasizes about Bub getting into trouble inside the apartment building.

2. Which character is the first to be introduced?
(a) Bub.
(b) Min.
(c) Lutie.
(d) Lil.

3. What disturbs Lutie about the woman sitting at the open window at the apartment building?
(a) Lutie is disturbed by the woman's brashness.
(b) Lutie is disturbed by the woman's laziness.
(c) Lutie is disturbed by the woman's voice.
(d) Lutie is disturbed by the woman's eyes.

4. How does Lutie feel about Mrs. Chandler?
(a) She believes Mrs. Chandler is nice but that she lacks interest in her family.
(b) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is an unattractive woman.
(c) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is not very intelligent.
(d) She thinks Mrs. Chandler is heavily medicated.

5. What does Lutie assume the super has done to the dog as she leaves the apartment?
(a) Lutie assumes the super goes to feed the dog.
(b) Lutie assumes the super kicked the dog again as he did when Lutie first rang his doorbell.
(c) Lutie assumes the super begins playing with the dog.
(d) Lutie assumes the super let the dog out to use the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How might the relationship between Mrs. Chandler and Lutie be described?

2. Where does Lutie head after Mrs. Hedges has made her proposition?

3. What proposition does Mrs. Hedges offer Lutie that causes Lutie to think, "If you live on this damn street you're supposed to want to earn a little extra money sleeping around nights"?

4. Now that Lutie and Bub live alone, what is her biggest fear about leaving her son without supervision?

5. Where do Lutie and Bub currently live?

(see the answer key)

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