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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 does Henny want of Hazel Moore?
(a) She wants her to take the kids for some time.
(b) She wants her as a servant.
(c) She wants her to stop gossiping.
(d) She wants her as a friend.

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

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

4. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?
(a) He lives on the earth; she lives in the atmosphere.
(b) He lives in a floating cloud; she lives in the back alleys.
(c) He is always coming and going; she is trapped.
(d) He has control over everything; she only has control over the children, sometimes.

5. How does the narrator characterize the Pollit children?
(a) Hyper.
(b) Civilized.
(c) Disobedient.
(d) Always hungry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Sam Pollit?

3. What is Louie like when her parents are gone?

4. When does Henny say she was tricked?

5. What is Bonnie's reaction when Jo Pollit talks to her?

(see the answer key)

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