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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 44, what does Enid's mother compare Enid to?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A saint.
(c) A nun.
(d) A politician.

2. Why does Mrs. Quinn say she missed Mr. Willens's funeral?
(a) She was in labor with one of her daughters.
(b) She could not get a ride.
(c) She was out of town.
(d) She hates funerals.

3. What unnerving sound does Enid hear from the sickroom when Rupert is there saying goodbye to his wife before he leaves town?
(a) Mrs. Quinn coughing.
(b) Rupert crying.
(c) Rupert cursing at his wife.
(d) Mrs. Quinn laughing.

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

5. What is Mrs. Quinn's first thought when she sees Rupert attack Mr. Willens?
(a) That she will be next.
(b) She has to call the police.
(c) That she enjoys the violence.
(d) She has to reason with her husband.

6. When Enid returns to the Quinn house on the day of the funeral, what does she initially say is the purpose of her visit?
(a) To see how Rupert is doing.
(b) To check on Lois and Sylvie.
(c) To ask him to take her out in the rowboat.
(d) To find the notebook she left behind.

7. 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) Her brother used to work for this radio show.
(b) The game is rigged by the radio station.
(c) The question make her laugh because they are so easy.
(d) She once won a trip to Niagara Falls from this radio station.

8. When Olive Green comments, on page 69, that "Someone's been busy," what is she referring to?
(a) Enid's growing relationship with Rupert Quinn.
(b) Enid's cleaning and organizing of the Quinn home.
(c) The new manners and hygiene habits Enid has taught the girls.
(d) Mrs. Quinn's telling stories about her brother.

9. Why does Enid not call the doctor for Mrs. Quinn when she suspects that the woman is about to die?
(a) The doctor is out of town.
(b) Rupert has asked her not to.
(c) He is already scheduled to visit that day.
(d) She wants Mrs. Quinn to die.

10. What is revealed in the paragraph about Mrs. Quinn's wish to smash Mr. Willens's instruments?
(a) She had hated Mr. Willens since she was a child.
(b) She was toying with Mr. Willens to make her husband jealous.
(c) She had some kind of sexual relationship with him.
(d) She was really the one who was manipulating him.

11. Who arrives at the Quinn house "before the undertaker did" (68)?
(a) Olive Green.
(b) Enid's mother.
(c) Rupert Quinn.
(d) Mrs. Willens.

12. Why does Olive Green say that she is glad that Mrs. Quinn has died?
(a) It is a mercy that her sister-in-law is no longer in pain.
(b) She wants to get Lois and Sophie settled into her house before fall.
(c) The strain on her brother has been too much for him.
(d) She has always hated Jeanette Quinn and is glad to not have to deal with her anymore.

13. What is the first step in Enid's plan once she and Rupert reach the middle of the river?
(a) She will explain how to cover up the murder.
(b) She will accuse him of killing Mr. Willens.
(c) She will ask how deep the water is.
(d) She will tell him that she cannot swim.

14. At the end of "Mistake," what is meant by the final sentence, "What a laugh" (62)?
(a) This refers to the attitude of the townsfolk about the death of Mr. Willens.
(b) This refers to the idea that the Quinns got away with murder.
(c) This refers to Mrs. Quinn's attitude toward reading about Mr. Willens's death.
(d) This refers to Rupert's failure to fully understand what was going on between his wife and Mr. Willens.

15. Why does the teacher bring Lois and Sylvie home from school?
(a) It looks like rain.
(b) The bus has broken down.
(c) They live too far to walk.
(d) School let out earlier than usual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Quinn do with the souvenir cloth?

2. Where does Enid usually sleep at the Quinns' house?

3. When Enid gets up in the middle of the night to work, she thinks that it is the best way to be "penitent" (52). What does this mean she is trying to do?

4. What is the common thread among the questions that Mrs. Quinn asks about Enid's mother?

5. As she becomes more ill, Mrs. Quinn becomes "capricious" about her food (49). What does this mean she does?

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