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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Heart Failure" Pages 44-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys realize as they near the police station?
(a) They would rather keep what they know a secret because they do not want Mrs. Willens to be upset.
(b) They will have to make their report in front of a bunch of gossiping old men.
(c) They are no longer sure that they saw what they think they saw.
(d) They will be in trouble for waiting so long to go to the police.

2. When Mrs. Willens sees the boys in front of her house, what does she do?
(a) Offers them some forsythia to take home to their mothers.
(b) Tells them to stop standing in the street staring.
(c) Goes back in the house to get them some cookies.
(d) Asks them if they have seen her husband.

3. Who is with Cece Ferns at the river in the narrative present?
(a) Charlie Evans and Jimmy Box.
(b) Jimmy Box and Bud Salter.
(c) Bud Salter and Ralph Diller.
(d) Ralph Diller and Charlie Evans.

4. What small present does Rupert bring for Enid?
(a) A new notebook.
(b) An apple.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A newspaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Mrs. Quinn ask Enid about the Willenses?

2. What does Mrs. Quinn say about the radio show that calls people to offer the chance to answer a question in return for a prize?

3. What is unusual about the weather during the summer Enid is caring for Mrs. Quinn?

4. To what does the narrator compare a part of the retinoscope?

5. Enid dislikes "this body that she had to wash and powder and placate" (38). In this context, what does "placate" mean?

(see the answer key)

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