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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why doesn't Henny do what she would like to do to Sam?
(a) She says that she is afraid to help him.
(b) She says that she can't afford to reward him.
(c) She says that he always hurts her.
(d) She says that she'd be burdened with his brats.

5. What reason does Sam give for his marriage to Henny?
(a) Her family needed him to take care of her.
(b) A sense of honor.
(c) They were in love.
(d) The marriage was arranged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Norman Collyer?

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

3. What does Henny complain about?

4. What does Henny's friend say is the crux of her problems?

5. What does Sam think about as he walks through Georgetown?

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