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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Mistake" Pages 56-62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is revealed in the paragraph about Mrs. Quinn's wish to smash Mr. Willens's instruments?
(a) She was toying with Mr. Willens to make her husband jealous.
(b) She had some kind of sexual relationship with him.
(c) She was really the one who was manipulating him.
(d) She had hated Mr. Willens since she was a child.

2. Besides his cooking skills, what else does Cece not tell the other boys about?
(a) His hiding place.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His father's drinking.
(d) His mother's illness.

3. How long has Enid been a nurse by the time she has Mrs. Quinn as a patient?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 4 years.

4. What does Enid do about Mrs. Quinn's "violent itching" (31)?
(a) Gives her oatmeal baths.
(b) Wraps her hands so she cannot scratch.
(c) Spreads medicated lotion on her skin.
(d) Presses ice packs against her skin.

5. What relation is Olive to Mrs. Quinn?
(a) Her sister-in-law.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her daugher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jimmy's great-aunt Mary live with his family?

2. What dessert does Bud get in trouble for picking at before dinner?

3. How old was Enid when her father made her promise to drop out of nursing school?

4. What is the nickname that all three boys acquire as a result of this incident?

5. What does Enid always bring with her when she nurses a female patient?

(see the answer key)

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