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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sam's response to this event?
(a) He is determined to enjoy the summer.
(b) He consumes himself in preparing to present his case.
(c) He starts looking for work immediately.
(d) He rants and raves about the injustice of it.

2. How does the narrator characterize Henny Pollit?
(a) Introverted.
(b) Subdued.
(c) Nervous and lively.
(d) Tyrannical.

3. How does Henny use the friend she meets in Washington D.C.?
(a) As a stimulant.
(b) As a comforter.
(c) As a sounding board.
(d) As a minister.

4. How does Henny escape from the house?
(a) She locks herself in her room.
(b) She disappears.
(c) She goes for a long walk.
(d) She goes to Washington D.C.

5. How does the narrator characterize the relationship between Henny and her friend?
(a) Satisfying.
(b) Simple.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Mysterious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Sam about leaving Henny in charge of the house while he is gone?

2. How do things change in the house after Sam returns home?

3. What does Sam say he wants from Josephine Pollit when she arrives?

4. Who is Norman Collyer?

5. How does the narrator characterize the relationship between Sam and Colonel Willets?

(see the answer key)

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