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

2. On page 44, what does Enid's mother compare Enid to?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A saint.
(c) A nun.
(d) A politician.

3. What is Mrs. Quinn's first thought when she sees Rupert attack Mr. Willens?
(a) She has to reason with her husband.
(b) She has to call the police.
(c) That she enjoys the violence.
(d) That she will be next.

4. Whose sister rides by on a bike and insults the boys after they leave Mrs. Willens's house?
(a) Cece's.
(b) Jimmy's.
(c) Bud's.
(d) Mrs. Willens's.

5. Besides "lazy," what is another word that Bud might use to describe his sisters?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Vain.
(d) Stubborn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jimmy's great-aunt Mary live with his family?

2. When do the boys plan to go to the police?

3. When the boys tell Captain Tervitt what they discovered, why does he not take them to make a police report?

4. What does Mrs. Quinn ask Enid to get her daughters to stop doing?

5. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?

(see the answer key)

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