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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Heart Failure" Pages 44-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare Mr. Willens's arm, floating in the water?
(a) An animal tail.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) A dead fish.
(d) A mermaid's hair.

2. What is the common thread among the questions that Mrs. Quinn asks about Enid's mother?
(a) They have to do with how wealthy Enid's mother is.
(b) They have to do with Enid's mother's ethnic and religious background.
(c) They have to do with Enid's mother's relationship with Mr. Willens.
(d) They have to do with Mrs. Quinn's suspicions about her husband's infidelity.

3. Why are Lois and Sylvie not staying with Olive?
(a) Her house is far enough away that they would need to change schools.
(b) They dislike her and refuse to stay with her.
(c) Mrs. Quinn refuses to let them go, even though she barely sees them.
(d) Their father needs some time away from the responsibility of caring for them.

4. What made Enid feel "Restored to seriousness and respect" (47)?
(a) Becoming a nurse.
(b) When Rupert would initiate contact with her in class.
(c) Working for Rupert so many years after high school.
(d) Getting good grades.

5. What does Rupert buy for the sickroom to make his wife more comfortable?
(a) A ceiling fan.
(b) Blackout curtains.
(c) A down quilt.
(d) A radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the opthalmoscope?

2. To what does the narrator compare a part of the retinoscope?

3. When the boys tell Captain Tervitt what they discovered, why does he not take them to make a police report?

4. What is Cece's mother wearing when he gets home?

5. When Enid thinks about the happy lives of the nearby cows, what else does she think of?

(see the answer key)

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