1. Who gave Lois and Sylvie their blocks, coloring books, and paper dolls?
(a) Enid's mother.
(b) Mrs. Willens.
(c) Olive.
(d) Mrs. Box.

2. Where does Enid usually sleep at the Quinns' house?
(a) In what used to be the Quinns' bedroom.
(b) On the couch in Mrs. Quinn's sickroom.
(c) In a cot in the children's room.
(d) In a cot in the kitchen.

3. Enid dislikes "this body that she had to wash and powder and placate" (38). In this context, what does "placate" mean?
(a) Manipulate.
(b) Massage.
(c) Soothe.
(d) Examine.

4. What crop is Rupert trying to harvest and store in June?
(a) Hay.
(b) Barley.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

5. As she becomes more ill, Mrs. Quinn becomes "capricious" about her food (49). What does this mean she does?
(a) Expects everything to be cooked to a very high standard.
(b) Refuses to eat because the thinks the food is poisoned or tainted.
(c) Picks at her food and eats almost nothing.
(d) Changes her mind for very little reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Enid gets up in the middle of the night to work, she thinks that it is the best way to be "penitent" (52). What does this mean she is trying to do?

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

3. What dessert does Bud get in trouble for picking at before dinner?

4. What does the narrator say is the problem with Jimmy's grandmother's cooking?

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

(see the answer key)

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