View a FREE sample

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 does the doctor have to say about Enid feeding Mrs. Quinn eggnogs?
(a) She needs more nutritious food.
(b) Raw eggs might kill the woman.
(c) It is a brilliant idea.
(d) It is dragging out her death.

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

3. How does Mrs. Quinn seem after her husband's visits?
(a) Agitated.
(b) Distraught.
(c) Dissatisfied.
(d) Comforted.

4. What first causes the boys to notice the submerged car?
(a) The blue color in the water.
(b) The air bubbles surfacing around it.
(c) The motion of the dead man's arm.
(d) The trunk sticking up out of the water.

5. What dessert does Bud get in trouble for picking at before dinner?
(a) Carrot cake.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Rhubarb pie.
(d) Apple pie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change at home is implied to be the reason that Bud finally tells his mother what happened?

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

3. What made Enid feel "Restored to seriousness and respect" (47)?

4. Why does Mrs. Quinn say she missed Mr. Willens's funeral?

5. What does the overgrown plant life sometimes cause to happen at Jutland?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 349 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample