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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Sam and Henny argue about when they consider Sam's departure?
(a) An affair Henny had.
(b) Henny's incompetence about money.
(c) Henny's hatred for Louie.
(d) Sam's affairs.

2. How does the narrator characterize Sam Pollit's relationship with his children?
(a) He overdoes it to compensate for being gone so often.
(b) He never breaks promises to them.
(c) He sleeps and rises by their needs.
(d) He tries to ignore them as much as he can.

3. Who is Josephine Pollit?
(a) Sam's mother.
(b) Sam's older sister.
(c) Sam's cousin.
(d) Sam's aunt.

4. How does Sam contrast his relationship with the children with Henny's relationship?
(a) He is friendly with them, whereas she treats them all like enemies.
(b) He is less protective of the children.
(c) He doesn't know them at all, whereas she knows them intimately.
(d) He tries to teach them, but she doesn't.

5. Why does Henny like going to Washington D.C.?
(a) She can buy things she can't get at home.
(b) She can pretend to be rich.
(c) She can watch the rich people and envy them.
(d) She can hide the fact that she is poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Norman Collyer's response to Henny's request?

2. What does Sam say he would like to create?

3. How does Henny refer to the heart of Washington D.C.?

4. What is Louie's relationship with Henny?

5. What is Josephine Pollit's role in the Pollit family?

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