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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. When she is cleaning the Quinns' house in the middle of the night, what does Enid realize?
(a) Mrs. Quinn was a careless housekeeper.
(b) Rupert has actually not lived in the house for some time.
(c) The children need to be given some chores.
(d) The Quinns are much poorer than she realized.

2. What kind of a person does Enid's mother make her promise not to marry?
(a) A farmer.
(b) An insurance agent.
(c) A mill worker.
(d) A doctor.

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. Why is Colonel Box so cool and disinterested toward Jimmy?
(a) Colonel Box has the same last name but they are not actually related.
(b) Jimmy is well-known as a troublemaker.
(c) Jimmy did not keep the secret that Colonel Box trusted him with.
(d) Colonel Box disapproves of Jimmy's parents' marriage.

5. What does the narrator say is the problem with Jimmy's grandmother's cooking?
(a) Her taste buds have gotten less sensitive and she over-salts everything.
(b) She makes unnecessary changes in recipes to save money.
(c) She is inattentive and careless.
(d) She is not used to cooking for so many people and there is never enough food.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Enid, what is different about Mrs. Quinn from all of her previous patients?

2. Why does the teacher bring Lois and Sylvie home from school?

3. What is the best description of the narrator's tone when the narrator is describing the boys' business plans?

4. As the children watch the hand in the water, the narrator notes, "It rode there tremulously and irresolutely" (7). How did the hand move?

5. What does Mrs. Quinn find on the front-room table?

(see the answer key)

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