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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Enid when her father made her promise to drop out of nursing school?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

4. What does the overgrown plant life sometimes cause to happen at Jutland?
(a) Hikers do not always see bears in time to get away.
(b) The turnaround for cars gets too overgrown to use.
(c) Children sometimes get lost in the area.
(d) The thick underbrush sometimes catches fire.

5. What strange thing does Cece's father do when he is in a violent mood?
(a) Throws the Bible on the floor.
(b) Snarls like a dog.
(c) Takes his shoes and socks off.
(d) Hoots like a monkey.

6. For Enid, what is different about Mrs. Quinn from all of her previous patients?
(a) She thinks there is something suspicious about Mrs. Quinn's illness.
(b) She will be sad when Mrs. Quinn dies.
(c) She does not want to help Mrs. Quinn.
(d) She has never been treated so badly by a patient.

7. What household task does Olive take care of for the Quinns?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Childcare.
(d) Laundry.

8. To what does the narrator compare Mr. Willens's arm, floating in the water?
(a) A dead fish.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) An animal tail.
(d) A mermaid's hair.

9. Who gave Lois and Sylvie their blocks, coloring books, and paper dolls?
(a) Mrs. Box.
(b) Enid's mother.
(c) Olive.
(d) Mrs. Willens.

10. What can be inferred from Enid's memories of girls at school who married and had children young?
(a) People often misunderstand the nature of their own ambitions.
(b) Professional opportunities for women are much too limited.
(c) Being a wife and mother is a difficult life and probably not worth striving for.
(d) Men will do nearly anything to oppress the women they claim to love.

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

12. What did Cece Ferns and Ralph Diller find near the river the previous year?
(a) A pack of cigarettes.
(b) Shell casings from a rifle.
(c) A cow's hipbone.
(d) A gold coin.

13. Where does Jimmy's mother work?
(a) The Duke of Cumberland.
(b) Shervill's Dairy Bar.
(c) Paquette's Service Station.
(d) Honeker's Department Store.

14. Who is with Cece Ferns at the river in the narrative present?
(a) Charlie Evans and Jimmy Box.
(b) Ralph Diller and Charlie Evans.
(c) Bud Salter and Ralph Diller.
(d) Jimmy Box and Bud Salter.

15. Why do cars honk at the boys as they are crossing the bridge?
(a) The boys are walking on a dangerous part of the bridge.
(b) The boys are in the way of people trying to get to work.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid recall a patient doing with a willow platter she asked Enid to retrieve for her?

2. What is the Willens house known for?

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

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

5. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?

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