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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henny plans to ask her friend for ___________.
(a) $5.
(b) $500.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Advice.

2. What do Sam and Henny argue about when they consider Sam's departure?
(a) An affair Henny had.
(b) Henny's hatred for Louie.
(c) Sam's affairs.
(d) Henny's incompetence about money.

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

4. What does Sam talk about with Whitey?
(a) Publishing articles.
(b) The impending collapse of civilization.
(c) Looking for specimens.
(d) Making one's own community.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Josephine Pollit?

2. Why does Henny like going to Washington D.C.?

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

4. How does Sam contrast his relationship with the children with Henny's relationship?

5. What does Louie do when Henny is in her special place?

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