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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. Besides the smell of the burning cloth, what other smell does Mrs. Quinn blame for making her sick?
(a) The river.
(b) The cleaning spray.
(c) The paint.
(d) The blood.

2. What is Rupert supposed to be doing on the day that the murder occurs?
(a) Running errands in town.
(b) Cutting wood.
(c) Buying cattle.
(d) Plowing a field.

3. Besides "lazy," what is another word that Bud might use to describe his sisters?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Stubborn.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Vain.

4. How does Mrs. Quinn seem after her husband's visits?
(a) Agitated.
(b) Comforted.
(c) Distraught.
(d) Dissatisfied.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are the boys staring at the Willens house?

3. What technique is used in the sentence, "Oh, Missus, would you like me to examine your eyes for you, just sit down here and just you relax and you just shut the one eye and keep the other one wide open" (62)?

4. Why does Mrs. Quinn finally go back into the front room after the murder?

5. When Mrs. Willens sees the boys in front of her house, what does she do?

(see the answer key)

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