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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. Why are the boys staring at the Willens house?
(a) They have begun to suspect that Mrs. Willens has something to do with her husband's death.
(b) They are wondering if Mrs. Willens will be angry at them for waiting so long to go to the police.
(c) It has only just occurred to them that Mr. Willens's death will be terrible for his wife.
(d) It is hard for them to understand how it can look exactly as usual when Mr. Willens is dead.

2. Besides the smell of the burning cloth, what other smell does Mrs. Quinn blame for making her sick?
(a) The river.
(b) The blood.
(c) The paint.
(d) The cleaning spray.

3. What is implied when the boys kick and stomp the sand?
(a) They are trying to kick sand in each other's faces.
(b) They are trying to hide their own tracks.
(c) They are trying to destroy any turtle nests that might be there.
(d) They are trying to put out the beginning of a wildfire.

4. Why does Mrs. Quinn finally go back into the front room after the murder?
(a) To replace the cloth.
(b) To retrieve something for Sylvie.
(c) To look for her glasses.
(d) To make sure the paint has dried.

5. What does Bud tell his little brother Doris is doing at the stove?
(a) Boiling old boots.
(b) Putting lumps in the mashed potatoes.
(c) Making a stew from rocks and dirt.
(d) Creating a magic love potion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Captain Tervitt's current job?

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

3. What is the best description of the narrator's tone when the narrator is describing the boys' business plans?

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

5. Whose sister rides by on a bike and insults the boys after they leave Mrs. Willens's house?

(see the answer key)

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