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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. What can be inferred from Enid's father's beliefs about nurses and their potential as wives?
(a) He is far more old-fashioned than most men of his generation.
(b) He thinks that what is most important is for Enid to get married.
(c) He understands what a career means to his daughter.
(d) He thinks that men of Enid's generation are foolish in their prejudices.

2. What does Enid always bring with her when she nurses a female patient?
(a) Curlers.
(b) A hairbrush.
(c) Blue ribbons.
(d) Nail polish.

3. Why does Jimmy's great-aunt Mary live with his family?
(a) She is needed to take care of the children.
(b) She has social anxiety.
(c) It is her house.
(d) Her eyesight is failing.

4. Why are Lois and Sylvie not staying with Olive?
(a) Her house is far enough away that they would need to change schools.
(b) They dislike her and refuse to stay with her.
(c) Their father needs some time away from the responsibility of caring for them.
(d) Mrs. Quinn refuses to let them go, even though she barely sees them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Willens sees the boys in front of her house, what does she do?

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

3. What does Mrs. Quinn ask Enid to get her daughters to stop doing?

4. What words best characterize Jimmy's crowded family household?

5. What did Cece Ferns and Ralph Diller find near the river the previous year?

(see the answer key)

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