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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 can be inferred from Enid's memories of girls at school who married and had children young?
(a) Men will do nearly anything to oppress the women they claim to love.
(b) Professional opportunities for women are much too limited.
(c) People often misunderstand the nature of their own ambitions.
(d) Being a wife and mother is a difficult life and probably not worth striving for.

2. Why does Mrs. Quinn finally go back into the front room after the murder?
(a) To look for her glasses.
(b) To replace the cloth.
(c) To make sure the paint has dried.
(d) To retrieve something for Sylvie.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What change at home is implied to be the reason that Bud finally tells his mother what happened?

2. What is Mrs. Quinn's first thought when she sees Rupert attack Mr. Willens?

3. What sign does Rupert give after the murder that he is starting to realize the seriousness of the situation?

4. What can be inferred from Enid's father's beliefs about nurses and their potential as wives?

5. What do the boys buy at Paquette's Service Station?

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