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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles deep does someone need to go in the forest below Arnott's Ridge to find a dense silence?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 1, how long had Alice been riding horses?
(a) Since she was 6.
(b) Since she was 3.
(c) Since she was 4.
(d) Since she was 8.

3. If the mining company took a chunk out of the north side of the ridge in Chapter 5, how many families would lose their homes?
(a) 14-15.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 10-12.

4. How long had the miners' shacks been standing in Chapter 5?
(a) 29 years.
(b) About 35 years.
(c) 40-odd years.
(d) 43 years.

5. What is the date in the Prologue?
(a) November 11, 1937.
(b) October 2, 1937.
(c) December 20, 1937.
(d) September 30, 1937.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Alice usually arrive at the library each morning in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 4, how old did Margery remember her brother Jack was when her father slugged him and knocked out two teeth?

3. In Chapter 6, how old was Margery?

4. How long was the voyage Bennett and Alice took to the United States after they married?

5. What type of car do the Van Cleves have?

(see the answer key)

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