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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Sam Pollit?
(a) At work.
(b) On an expedition.
(c) Hunting.
(d) He disappeared when the children were small.

2. What does Henny threaten to do if she cannot have her way with Hazel Moore?
(a) Leave Sam.
(b) Stop working.
(c) Hire another person.
(d) Stop mothering.

3. What is Josephine Pollit's role in the Pollit family?
(a) Clown.
(b) Lovable nuisance.
(c) Matriarch.
(d) Prodigal daughter.

4. What makes Sam furious after the reading of the will?
(a) His plans for further expeditions will have to be delayed.
(b) David Collyer hadn't spoken to him about his will before he died.
(c) Almost all the property will have to be sold.
(d) Henny was overlooked like she was.

5. What does Nellie teach Louie?
(a) How to bake.
(b) How to tie knots.
(c) French words.
(d) How to plant trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is Monocacy in when the Pollits arrive there in Chapter 5, Part 2?

2. What makes Sam a hero to his department?

3. How does Clare approach her poverty?

4. How does the narrator characterize the relationship between Henny and her friend?

5. Who does Henny meet in Washington D.C.?

(see the answer key)

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