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

2. Once she asks Rupert about his wife's accusation, what does Enid expect his attitude toward her to be?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Relief.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Suspicion.

3. What is the souvenir cloth from?
(a) Rupert's parents' visit to see a famous set of quintuplets.
(b) Rupert and Mrs. Quinn's honeymoon at Niagara Falls.
(c) Olive and Clint's vacation to Toronto to see a famous tower.
(d) Mrs. Quinn's time working in a northern hotel.

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

5. What does the doctor have to say about Enid feeding Mrs. Quinn eggnogs?
(a) It is a brilliant idea.
(b) Raw eggs might kill the woman.
(c) She needs more nutritious food.
(d) It is dragging out her death.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 44, what does Enid's mother compare Enid to?

2. What does Enid ask the girls when they are all sitting outside in the sun together?

3. Why does Enid not call the doctor for Mrs. Quinn when she suspects that the woman is about to die?

4. What does Mrs. Quinn realize when she gets the keys from Mr. Willens's pocket?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Mrs. Quinn become more difficult to please as the summer wears on?

3. In the days following Mrs. Quinn's death, what behavior does Enid's mother notice, and what is her theory about Enid's distress?

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

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

6. Describe the first moments of the encounter between Enid and Rupert when she returns to the Quinn house after the funeral.

7. 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?

8. What detail about the Quinn home that Enid noticed in the previous section of the story is explained in this section of the story?

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

10. What is Enid's plan for her encounter with Rupert after the funeral?

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