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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. 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 has never been treated so badly by a patient.
(c) She does not want to help Mrs. Quinn.
(d) She will be sad when Mrs. Quinn dies.

4. What caused Jimmy's father's disability?
(a) He was born with it.
(b) An accident at work.
(c) A car crash.
(d) Polio.

5. When, on page 36, Mrs. Quinn says "Good riddance to bad rubbish," to whom is she referring?
(a) Enid.
(b) Olive.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the problem with Jimmy's grandmother's cooking?

2. What first causes the boys to notice the submerged car?

3. Who is the author of "The Love of a Good Woman"?

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

5. Enid dislikes "this body that she had to wash and powder and placate" (38). In this context, what does "placate" mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Cece's father is in a violent rage and one of his friends comes to the door?

2. What details does the narrator offer about the boys' walk to the river that characterize the boys as youthful?

3. What causes the argument between Bud and his sister Doris just before dinner?

4. What attitude is Enid used to seeing in dying patients?

5. What does Enid see as the difference between the appearance and the reality of Olive and Rupert?

6. How does Enid feel about Mrs. Quinn, and what is Mrs. Quinn's reaction to this?

7. What do the boys plan to do when they return to town with their news, and how does that plan change as soon as they actually return to town?

8. In a time and place where people with disabilities are often mocked, why does no one mock Mr. Box?

9. What personal details are given about Mrs. Quinn that are then called into question by Enid or Olive?

10. What warning does Enid's mother issue about her about her nursing plans, and why does her mother finally give up on trying to dissuade her?

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