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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. Why does Enid not pray about her bad dreams?
(a) She does not believe in God.
(b) She wants to wait until she can pray in church.
(c) She finds the dreams too upsetting to think about.
(d) She thinks it would be an insult to God.

2. Where does Enid usually sleep at the Quinns' house?
(a) On the couch in Mrs. Quinn's sickroom.
(b) In what used to be the Quinns' bedroom.
(c) In a cot in the children's room.
(d) In a cot in the kitchen.

3. What does Enid begin to have nightmares about?
(a) Sex.
(b) School.
(c) Dying.
(d) Work.

4. What does Enid remember telling her mother about that her mother later convinced her was just a dream?
(a) Falling out of a boat and nearly drowning.
(b) A woman sitting on her father's lap.
(c) A sparrow coming into her room and perching on her mirror.
(d) Having a pet cat that disappeared.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rupert think of taking Mr. Willens to Jutland?

2. To what does Mrs. Quinn compare the foam coming from Mr. Willens's mouth?

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

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

5. Where is Rupert going when he tells Enid he will be away for a couple of days?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Quinn do while the murder is happening?

3. What happens on the last night of the section titled "Heart Failure"?

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

5. What is implied by the way Rupert enters the house on the day that Mr. Willens dies?

6. What does Enid suddenly realize as she stands in the front room after the funeral, and how does it change her plans?

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

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

9. Why does Enid not stay with families through the funerals for their loved ones who have died in her care?

10. How does Enid and Rupert's relationship change over the course of the summer?

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