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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 say Rupert was "wasting the time" doing after the murder (58)?
(a) Saying a prayer for Willens.
(b) Asking her questions about what he saw happening with Willens.
(c) Putting away Willens's instrments.
(d) Trying to clean his hands with a dry cloth.

2. When Enid thinks about the happy lives of the nearby cows, what else does she think of?
(a) How much Mrs. Quinn hates the noise they make.
(b) Whether she might learn to make cheese.
(c) Rupert tending the cows.
(d) The slaughterhouse.

3. What detail does Enid notice about the front-room floor?
(a) There is a loose floorboard with an empty space underneath.
(b) It is starting to rot through.
(c) It has not ever been properly polished.
(d) It has recently had a new coat of paint.

4. What kind of business do the boys talk about setting up?
(a) Gold mining.
(b) Boat building.
(c) Muskrat trapping.
(d) Cattle ranching.

5. What does Mrs. Quinn say about the radio show that calls people to offer the chance to answer a question in return for a prize?
(a) The game is rigged by the radio station.
(b) She once won a trip to Niagara Falls from this radio station.
(c) Her brother used to work for this radio show.
(d) The question make her laugh because they are so easy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid like to do to relax after work?

2. What reason does Enid give for her and her friends constant humiliation of Rupert when they were in school?

3. When Mrs. Quinn stares at Enid as if she wants to talk, what does Enid ask her?

4. Why does the teacher bring Lois and Sylvie home from school?

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

(see the answer key)

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