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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 do the boys think Jutland is named after?
(a) The town founder's birthplace.
(b) The ruins of a dam across the river.
(c) The peninsular shape of the land.
(d) A famous WWI battle.

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

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

4. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?
(a) Lads.
(b) Sirs.
(c) Young fellows.
(d) Boys.

5. What does Enid's mother believe is true about Enid?
(a) She has a bit of a martyr complex.
(b) She is not smart enough to finish her nursing program.
(c) She is a flighty and mercurial person.
(d) She is often stubborn just for the sake of being stubborn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides his cooking skills, what else does Cece not tell the other boys about?

2. To what does the narrator compare Mr. Willens's arm, floating in the water?

3. What is the name of the town where the story begins?

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

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

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