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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Mistake" Pages 56-62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a person does Enid's mother make her promise not to marry?
(a) A mill worker.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An insurance agent.
(d) A farmer.

2. How long has the doctor predicted Mrs. Quinn will live?
(a) Until sometime in the upcoming winter.
(b) Until sometime in the upcoming summer.
(c) To the end of spring.
(d) To the end of fall.

3. What is the name of the town where the story begins?
(a) Nelson.
(b) Walley.
(c) Yarmouth.
(d) Tobermory.

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

5. What does Mrs. Quinn ask Enid to get her daughters to stop doing?
(a) Slamming the door.
(b) Playing outdoors.
(c) Laughing loudly in the house.
(d) Coming in to visit her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid do about Mrs. Quinn's "violent itching" (31)?

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

3. What does Rupert buy for the sickroom to make his wife more comfortable?

4. Why does Rupert think of taking Mr. Willens to Jutland?

5. What do the boys plan to brag about when they return from swimming at Jutland?

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