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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hilly carrying when he catches up with Lark on the railroad tracks?
(a) A letter.
(b) Wildflowers.
(c) A picture.
(d) An ice cream cone.

2. Where does Mama plan to go after dinner?
(a) To the cemetery.
(b) To visit Hilly.
(c) To play bridge.
(d) To the hairdresser's.

3. Which of the following is not part of the dinner the family shares as the story opens?
(a) Peas.
(b) Chops.
(c) Cornbread.
(d) Potatoes.

4. What is the man in the hobo jungle eating when Lark passes by?
(a) Bologna.
(b) Spam.
(c) Pork and beans.
(d) A Hershey bar.

5. What is Mama doing when Lark and Papa arrive home?
(a) Sleeping in bed.
(b) Waiting on the depot steps.
(c) Sleeping in a chair.
(d) Waiting at the kitchen table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the feature of the Cape Ann that Lark says Mama will turn into a sewing room?

2. What does Papa do to Lark's mashed potatoes?

3. What does Mama say she wants to occur by next year?

4. What is the nickname Mama hates?

5. Which of the following ingredients does Mama say she would never put in a pie?

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