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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henny snap at when she is in a foul mood?
(a) Miss Aiden for taking care of Louie.
(b) Tommy for mouthing off.
(c) Sam for his infidelities.
(d) Louie for being dirty.

2. Who is Archie Lessinum?
(a) A housekeeper at Monocacy.
(b) Henny's old boyfriend.
(c) Henny's cousin.
(d) Old Ellen's son-in-law.

3. What does Sam tell Louie about?
(a) The brilliance of her future.
(b) His affairs and her mother's anger.
(c) The impending divorce.
(d) The suffering in his marriage.

4. What is Sam's status in terms of work, in Chapter 9?
(a) He is still not working, but has a promise of work.
(b) He has been told that he is unemployable.
(c) He is still looking for work.
(d) He has a new job.

5. In what way is Nellie cruel to Louie?
(a) She accuses her of other children's mistakes.
(b) She pokes her.
(c) She berates her when she makes mistakes.
(d) She says that she is a bastard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henny say she wishes the children would do?

2. What does the narrator say Ernie is deeply concerned about?

3. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?

4. Who is Nellie?

5. How do Henny, Hassie, and Old Ellen characterize Barry?

(see the answer key)

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