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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 Mrs. Quinn do with the souvenir cloth?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Shreds it with scissors.
(d) Tosses it in the river.

2. Besides his cooking skills, what else does Cece not tell the other boys about?
(a) His mother's illness.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His father's drinking.
(d) His hiding place.

3. To what animal's teeth does Enid compare Mrs. Quinn's teeth?
(a) Horse.
(b) Ferret.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Shark.

4. As the children watch the hand in the water, the narrator notes, "It rode there tremulously and irresolutely" (7). How did the hand move?
(a) In a violent, angry way.
(b) In a mechanical, jerking way.
(c) In a gentle, calming way.
(d) In an uncertain, unsteady way.

5. Why is Walley especially crowded on the day the boys are walking to the police station?
(a) It is Canada Day weekend.
(b) There is a county fair happening.
(c) One of the mills is hiring and people have come from all over looking for work.
(d) The country people are in town because it is Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What household task does Olive take care of for the Quinns?

2. What does Mrs. Willens make an allusion to when she is talking with the boys?

3. What does Cece cook for his and his mother's dinner?

4. What detail does Enid notice about the front-room floor?

5. What does Enid always bring with her when she nurses a female patient?

(see the answer key)

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