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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 unusual about the weather during the summer Enid is caring for Mrs. Quinn?
(a) It is cold and dry.
(b) It is cold and wet.
(c) It is very hot and dry.
(d) It is very hot and wet.

2. What does Cece's mother say she can smell on him?
(a) Beer.
(b) The river.
(c) The wind.
(d) Cigarette smoke.

3. What animals are most prominently featured in the description of the boys' walk to the river?
(a) Birds.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Squirrels.

4. What does Mrs. Quinn find on the front-room table?
(a) Blood stains.
(b) Smears of brown paint.
(c) Mr. Willens's business card.
(d) The red box.

5. Why does Mrs. Quinn say she missed Mr. Willens's funeral?
(a) She hates funerals.
(b) She was in labor with one of her daughters.
(c) She could not get a ride.
(d) She was out of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose sister rides by on a bike and insults the boys after they leave Mrs. Willens's house?

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

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

4. Why is Walley especially crowded on the day the boys are walking to the police station?

5. What small present does Rupert bring for Enid?

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