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

2. Where is Rupert going when he tells Enid he will be away for a couple of days?
(a) To visit his mother, who is also ill.
(b) To buy next year's seed.
(c) To help his brother bring in his crops.
(d) To a stock auction.

3. Why does Mrs. Quinn say she missed Mr. Willens's funeral?
(a) She was in labor with one of her daughters.
(b) She hates funerals.
(c) She could not get a ride.
(d) She was out of town.

4. What does Sylvie claim that her sister has stolen?
(a) A piece of candy.
(b) A comb.
(c) A book of paper dolls.
(d) A red box.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Enid's imagination, what will happen if Rupert agrees to confess?

2. What happens when they carry Mr. Willens's body outside?

3. What claim does Mrs. Quinn make about her role in what was happening with Mr. Willens?

4. On the day of the funeral, what has Enid brought along to the Quinn house in her purse?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do her nightmares impact Enid's work?

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

6. What does Rupert find on the front seat of Mr. Willens's car, and what does Mrs. Quinn think about it?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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