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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 small present does Rupert bring for Enid?
(a) A new notebook.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) Flowers.
(d) An apple.

2. What sign does Rupert give after the murder that he is starting to realize the seriousness of the situation?
(a) He threatens Mrs. Quinn with death if she reveals what happened.
(b) He gets a shovel and starts talking about burying the body.
(c) He sits in a chair, pounding on his knees.
(d) He collapses to the floor, unable to speak.

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

4. When Olive Green sends the girls outside to her husband's truck, what do the girls seem most focused on?
(a) Confusion about where their father is.
(b) Excitement over the Greens' dog.
(c) Dread about going to stay with their aunt.
(d) Sorrow at leaving Enid.

5. What question does Mrs. Quinn ask Enid about the Willenses?
(a) How much money Enid thinks they had.
(b) Whether they got along with one another.
(c) Whether Mrs, Willens was suspicious of all the time Mr. Willens spent away from home.
(d) Whether Mrs. Willens minded having her husband's clients at the house.

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. Where does Enid usually sleep at the Quinns' house?

4. Why does Olive Green say that she is glad that Mrs. Quinn has died?

5. What technique is used in the sentence, "Oh, Missus, would you like me to examine your eyes for you, just sit down here and just you relax and you just shut the one eye and keep the other one wide open" (62)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How does Enid get a reputation as a "saint," and what role does her mother play in this process (44)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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