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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Henny say she was tricked?
(a) When she married Sam.
(b) When she had children.
(c) When she gave up her inheritance.
(d) When she bought the house.

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

3. What does Josephine Pollit tell the children?
(a) To never beg.
(b) To mind their parents.
(c) To make her proud.
(d) To do well in school.

4. What does Louie make for Henny when she comes home?
(a) Tea.
(b) Order.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Cookies.

5. Why did Henny look very theatrical when she stared off into the distance?
(a) She had porcelain skin.
(b) She had very dark hair.
(c) She was very dramatic in her manner.
(d) She had large eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Henny's special place?

2. How does the narrator characterize Josephine Pollit?

3. What does Norman Collyer tell Henny her trouble is?

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

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

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