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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Heart Failure" Pages 31-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jimmy's mother work?
(a) Honeker's Department Store.
(b) The Duke of Cumberland.
(c) Shervill's Dairy Bar.
(d) Paquette's Service Station.

2. What is the best description of the narrator's tone when the narrator is describing the boys' business plans?
(a) Wry.
(b) Facetious.
(c) Critical.
(d) Respectful.

3. What does Enid do about Mrs. Quinn's "violent itching" (31)?
(a) Wraps her hands so she cannot scratch.
(b) Gives her oatmeal baths.
(c) Presses ice packs against her skin.
(d) Spreads medicated lotion on her skin.

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

5. What does Jimmy get embarrassed by as they walk downtown?
(a) His ill-fitting and worn clothing.
(b) The attention he gets from older girls.
(c) Hearing people whispering about his father.
(d) His mother working in a shop window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the narrator suggest describes the way "many adult faces" look to children (7)?

2. What couple does Enid end up playing bridge with?

3. What is the "Death Trap" (7)?

4. What does Enid's mother believe is true about Enid?

5. How long has the doctor predicted Mrs. Quinn will live?

(see the answer key)

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