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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. Why is the house lit by candlelight when Rupert comes in one night?
(a) Enid is trying to create a romantic atmosphere.
(b) The electricity has been shut off for nonpayment.
(c) Enid has turned off the lights to let the children sleep downstairs.
(d) The electricity has gone out in a storm.

2. What do the attentions of the creamery manager at the Town Hall dance tell the reader about Enid?
(a) She is widely considered to be disagreeable and unattractive.
(b) She is unlikely to find a man her own age in Walley who is interested in her.
(c) She is still too focused on her career to spend much time thinking about boyfriends.
(d) She is a popular and attractive woman, but she has little interest in men.

3. When Enid makes up her mind about nursing school, what question does her mother ask her, on page 40?
(a) "Did you pray about it?"
(b) "Are you trying to hurt me?"
(c) "Does this mean you'll stay home with me?"
(d) "Who's going to pay your bills?"

4. Why do cars honk at the boys as they are crossing the bridge?
(a) The boys are well-known in town and people are honking to say "hi."
(b) The boys are not supposed to be on that bridge at all.
(c) The boys are walking on a dangerous part of the bridge.
(d) The boys are in the way of people trying to get to work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the things that Enid teaches Sylvie and Lois?

2. What relation is Olive to Mrs. Quinn?

3. What technique is used in the sentence, "Oh, Missus, would you like me to examine your eyes for you, just sit down here and just you relax and you just shut the one eye and keep the other one wide open" (62)?

4. What is the nickname that all three boys acquire as a result of this incident?

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

(see the answer key)

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