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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. To what animal's teeth does Enid compare Mrs. Quinn's teeth?
(a) Shark.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Horse.
(d) Ferret.

2. What is the Willens house known for?
(a) Its flowers.
(b) Its unusual roof.
(c) Its bright color.
(d) Its size.

3. 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 well-known in town and people are honking to say "hi."
(c) The boys are walking on a dangerous part of the bridge.
(d) The boys are not supposed to be on that bridge at all.

4. 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 put out the beginning of a wildfire.
(c) They are trying to hide their own tracks.
(d) They are trying to destroy any turtle nests that might be there.

5. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?
(a) The boys enjoy knowing something that no one else knows.
(b) All three boys are a little bit afraid of their parents.
(c) There is already too much going on in each of their houses.
(d) The three boys began to doubt their memories once they were separated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bud tell his little brother Doris is doing at the stove?

2. Where does Mrs. Quinn say she thinks her husband goes after he visits her?

3. What is in the red box in the museum?

4. What dessert does Bud get in trouble for picking at before dinner?

5. How did Mr. D. M. Willens die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the inside of Bud Salter's house.

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

3. What do the police ask Mrs. Willens about her husband, and how does she reply?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. When the boys get close to the river, what do they see submerged there, and how do they react?

7. Describe the Quinns' relationship with their daughters.

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

9. What is Mrs. Quinn dying of, and how does Olive hint that she might have gotten ill?

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

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