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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Lies" Pages 62-78.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Rupert think of taking Mr. Willens to Jutland?
(a) It will look like he got turned around in the dark and accidentally drove into the water.
(b) It will give people the impression that he was headed out of town.
(c) It is a common place for people to have accidents.
(d) It is remote enough to delay the discovery of the body.

3. What does Enid remember telling her mother about that her mother later convinced her was just a dream?
(a) Falling out of a boat and nearly drowning.
(b) A sparrow coming into her room and perching on her mirror.
(c) A woman sitting on her father's lap.
(d) Having a pet cat that disappeared.

4. What first causes the boys to notice the submerged car?
(a) The blue color in the water.
(b) The motion of the dead man's arm.
(c) The air bubbles surfacing around it.
(d) The trunk sticking up out of the water.

5. Why does it bother Cece when his mother gives him money?
(a) He is sure that she has stolen it from his father.
(b) He thinks that she does it to get rid of him for a while.
(c) He knows how hard it is for her to save any money.
(d) He thinks she does it out of shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Olive Green sends the girls outside to her husband's truck, what do the girls seem most focused on?

2. In Enid's imagination, what will happen if Rupert agrees to confess?

3. Where did Rupert meet his wife?

4. Why is Colonel Box so cool and disinterested toward Jimmy?

5. What does Enid suddenly understand while she is standing in the front room?

(see the answer key)

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