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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Enid makes up her mind about nursing school, what question does her mother ask her, on page 40?
(a) "Who's going to pay your bills?"
(b) "Are you trying to hurt me?"
(c) "Did you pray about it?"
(d) "Does this mean you'll stay home with me?"

2. How did Mr. D. M. Willens die?
(a) He was hit by a train.
(b) He drowned.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He was poisoned.

3. Why are Lois and Sylvie not staying with Olive?
(a) They dislike her and refuse to stay with her.
(b) Mrs. Quinn refuses to let them go, even though she barely sees them.
(c) Their father needs some time away from the responsibility of caring for them.
(d) Her house is far enough away that they would need to change schools.

4. Why do cars honk at the boys as they are crossing the bridge?
(a) The boys are in the way of people trying to get to work.
(b) The boys are walking on a dangerous part of the bridge.
(c) The boys are well-known in town and people are honking to say "hi."
(d) The boys are not supposed to be on that bridge at all.

5. To what does the narrator compare the opthalmoscope?
(a) A snake.
(b) A snowman.
(c) A broken mirror.
(d) A kaleidoscope.

6. What does Enid recall a patient doing with a willow platter she asked Enid to retrieve for her?
(a) Giving it to Enid.
(b) Giving it away to a stranger.
(c) Asking Enid to hide it.
(d) Smashing it.

7. Enid dislikes "this body that she had to wash and powder and placate" (38). In this context, what does "placate" mean?
(a) Examine.
(b) Massage.
(c) Soothe.
(d) Manipulate.

8. What relation is Olive to Mrs. Quinn?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister-in-law.
(c) Her daugher.
(d) Her sister.

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

10. Where does Mrs. Quinn say she thinks her husband goes after he visits her?
(a) To the Duke of Cumberland.
(b) To pick up other women.
(c) To his sister's house.
(d) Back to work.

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

12. What job does Cece take over for his mother when he gets home?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Mopping the floor.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Holding the baby.

13. Where did Rupert meet his wife?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Northern Canada.
(d) Vancouver.

14. What is Cece's mother wearing when he gets home?
(a) A church hat.
(b) A red wig.
(c) A bathrobe.
(d) A raincoat.

15. What does Cece's mother usually do after their midday meal?
(a) Go to her sister's.
(b) Go to work.
(c) Go back to bed.
(d) Go to church.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Willens sees the boys in front of her house, what does she do?

2. What caused Jimmy's father's disability?

3. What does Jimmy get embarrassed by as they walk downtown?

4. When, on page 36, Mrs. Quinn says "Good riddance to bad rubbish," to whom is she referring?

5. For Enid, what is different about Mrs. Quinn from all of her previous patients?

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