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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) People often misunderstand the nature of their own ambitions.
(b) Men will do nearly anything to oppress the women they claim to love.
(c) Professional opportunities for women are much too limited.
(d) Being a wife and mother is a difficult life and probably not worth striving for.

2. To what animal's teeth does Enid compare Mrs. Quinn's teeth?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Horse.
(c) Ferret.
(d) Shark.

3. What do the boys plan to brag about when they return from swimming at Jutland?
(a) That they found a dead body.
(b) That they swam farther out into the river than any of the other boys have before.
(c) That they went swimming above the dam instead of below it.
(d) That they swam when there was still some snow on the ground.

4. How did Mr. D. M. Willens die?
(a) He was poisoned.
(b) He drowned.
(c) He was hit by a train.
(d) He had a heart attack.

5. To what does Mrs. Quinn compare the foam coming from Mr. Willens's mouth?
(a) The foam on the river in springtime.
(b) The foam on boiling strawberries.
(c) The foam around a rabid dog's mouth.
(d) The foam peroxide makes around a cut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bud tell his little brother Doris is doing at the stove?

2. What strange thing does Cece's father do when he is in a violent mood?

3. Who is with Cece Ferns at the river in the narrative present?

4. What job does Cece take over for his mother when he gets home?

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

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