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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 is Togoha House?
(a) Sam Pollit's workplace.
(b) The dorm where Louie Pollit lives.
(c) The Governor's mansion.
(d) The Pollit's residence.

2. How does the narrator characterize Josephine Pollit?
(a) Lanky and aloof.
(b) Tall with blond hair.
(c) Short and plump.
(d) Fat and slow.

3. Who is Norman Collyer?
(a) Henny's brother.
(b) Henny's father.
(c) Sam Pollit's father-in-law.
(d) Sam Pollit's brother-in-law.

4. 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.

5. What does Henny's friend say is the crux of her problems?
(a) Location.
(b) Aging.
(c) Money.
(d) Adulthood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Sam give for his marriage to Henny?

2. Why did Henny look very theatrical when she stared off into the distance?

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

4. What is Louie's relationship with Henny?

5. How does Henny say she thinks of Louie?

(see the answer key)

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