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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Louie's mother say about Sam when she was dying?
(a) He would be a friend to the children.
(b) He was great with children.
(c) He had no interest in the children.
(d) He didn't know anything about children.

2. What is Sam Pollit's profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Naturalist.

3. What does Henny's friend tell her?
(a) She should stop dwelling on the negative things.
(b) She should get help.
(c) She should divorce Sam.
(d) She should travel.

4. In what way is Nellie cruel to Louie?
(a) She accuses her of other children's mistakes.
(b) She says that she is a bastard.
(c) She pokes her.
(d) She berates her when she makes mistakes.

5. What will Sam's heroism mean for him?
(a) Travel expenses.
(b) A year of travel.
(c) A large promotion.
(d) More authority over his department.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Henny threaten to do if she cannot have her way with Hazel Moore?

3. Who is Beulah?

4. Who is Nellie?

5. How does the narrator say Henny treats Louie when she takes the children to Washington D.C. for shoes?

(see the answer key)

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