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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jill's response to this child's question?
(a) We need to make decorations.
(b) We will in the spring.
(c) We need to find some eggs.
(d) We will when we get swimsuits.

2. What kind of crops are growing in the fields of the first farm where Lisa stops?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Beans.
(d) There aren't any crops.

3. What does Jill say when Lisa demands that her children help patrol Grand Avenue to protect against attacks?
(a) That most of the kids are too sick.
(b) That the little kids would be too scared.
(c) That the little kids won't do it.
(d) That she'll take their turns.

4. Where does Lisa get a drink after she eats her candy bar?
(a) A stream by the road.
(b) A jar she has with her.
(c) A faucet.
(d) A bottle of soda from a service station.

5. What is the alarm sound for Craig's house?
(a) A shot from a gun.
(b) A whistle.
(c) A firecracker.
(d) A cowbell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of Jill's orphaned children suggest they do to make people happier?

2. Where is Lisa when she has the idea to move all the children to Glenbard?

3. How long does Lisa say it will take to get ready to move to Glenbard?

4. In Lisa's story, what is the idea the little boy has to make their lives better?

5. What does Lisa realize she must do in order to keep the food they find safe from other children wanting to steal them?

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