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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 is Josephine Pollit's role in the Pollit family?
(a) Lovable nuisance.
(b) Prodigal daughter.
(c) Clown.
(d) Matriarch.

2. How old was Louie when her mother died?
(a) Six years.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Nine.

3. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?
(a) He is always coming and going; she is trapped.
(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 lives in a floating cloud; she lives in the back alleys.

4. In what way does Sam juxtapose nature and Henny?
(a) He loves nature, but can't understand why Henny hates him so much.
(b) He is comfortable in nature, but he is never at home with Henny.
(c) Nature is a passion of his, and he is a passion of Henny's.
(d) He has learned to know nature, but he does not feel he knows Henny at all.

5. Josephine Pollit tells Sam about _____________.
(a) Bonnie's affair.
(b) An illness.
(c) A death.
(d) A car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Louie's mother say about Sam when she was dying?

2. What does Josephine Pollit tell the children?

3. What is the house like when Sam arrives home?

4. Who is Josephine Pollit?

5. Where is Henny's special place?

(see the answer key)

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