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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Jutland" Pages 16-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Love of a Good Woman"?
(a) Edith Wharton.
(b) Alice Munroe.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) Eudora Welty.

2. What is Cece's mother wearing when he gets home?
(a) A bathrobe.
(b) A red wig.
(c) A raincoat.
(d) A church hat.

3. What do the boys buy at Paquette's Service Station?
(a) Candy.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Hot dogs.

4. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?
(a) The boys enjoy knowing something that no one else knows.
(b) The three boys began to doubt their memories once they were separated.
(c) All three boys are a little bit afraid of their parents.
(d) There is already too much going on in each of their houses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence: "Ice daggers shooting up behind their eyes and jabbing the tops of their skulls from the inside" (5)?

2. What do the boys usually call one another when they are out at Jutland?

3. How do the boys know whose car they are looking at in the water?

4. What do the boys plan to brag about when they return from swimming at Jutland?

5. Why does Jimmy's great-aunt Mary live with his family?

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