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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 Enid ask the girls when they are all sitting outside in the sun together?
(a) Whether they want to continue living with their father after their mother dies.
(b) Whether their mother ever told them about a bad thing that their father did.
(c) Whether people who have done very bad things should be punished.
(d) Whether they have ever seen a fancy red box with tools in it hidden somewhere in their house.

2. What does Mrs. Quinn realize when she gets the keys from Mr. Willens's pocket?
(a) The neighbors might have already seen the car.
(b) His body is still warm.
(c) His wife might know that he is at their house.
(d) His body is getting stiff.

3. Where does Mrs. Quinn discover blood after she has finished cleaning her shoes and the floor?
(a) The rocking chair.
(b) The porch.
(c) The yard.
(d) Her clothing.

4. What is one of the things that Enid teaches Sylvie and Lois?
(a) To tie their shoes.
(b) To brush their teeth.
(c) To stop slamming doors.
(d) To write their names.

5. What does Mrs. Quinn find on the front-room table?
(a) Blood stains.
(b) The red box.
(c) Smears of brown paint.
(d) Mr. Willens's business card.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied in the sentence, "The next day Mrs. Quinn's strength came flooding back, in that unnatural and deceptive way that Enid had seen once or twice in others" (56)?

2. What technique is used in the phrase "those big willows with the wild grape hanging on to them like monkeys' shaggy arms" (63)?

3. While Rupert is searching through the bin in the woodshed, what does Enid imagine?

4. What is revealed in the paragraph about Mrs. Quinn's wish to smash Mr. Willens's instruments?

5. On page 64, what does Enid imagine that the rowboat's motion is saying to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the immediate aftereffects that Mrs. Quinn's confession has on Enid.

2. What is so troubling to Enid about the dreams she begins having in the summer?

3. Describe Enid's emotional reaction to her memories of the subjects she studied in school.

4. How does Enid care for Mrs. Quinn on the last day of the woman's life, and how is this different from the way she usually treats dying patients?

5. When Enid asks Rupert about crossword clues, what dynamic from their younger lives is she recreating, and what is its likely emotional impact on her?

6. How has Enid's job changed because of World War II?

7. Why has Enid dressed up for her encounter with Rupert after the funeral?

8. When Rupert comes into the house, what does he see happening between his wife and Mr. Willens?

9. Why is Olive Green so eager for Enid to leave the house after Mrs. Quinn's death?

10. What noise does Mrs. Quinn hear when she is cleaning up after the murder, and what does it turn out to be?

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