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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 Norman Collyer's response to Henny's request?
(a) He agrees, on conditions.
(b) He sends her what she wants.
(c) He does not answer.
(d) He refuses.

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

3. Who does Henny meet in Washington D.C.?
(a) Beulah.
(b) Bert Anderson.
(c) Hazel Moore.
(d) Old Ellen.

4. Why is Henny irritated by the children writing letters to Sam in Malaysia?
(a) They don't know how to spell simple words.
(b) They have too many questions.
(c) They don't write quickly.
(d) They never finish their stories.

5. What do Henny and Old Ellen talk about?
(a) How to stay in a bad marriage.
(b) Why couples split up.
(c) How women poison themselves.
(d) What do to about Sam's inappropriate relationship with the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have Henny and Hazel Moore been arguing over?

2. How does Henny use the friend she meets in Washington D.C.?

3. What does Sam talk about with Whitey?

4. Where is Sam Pollit?

5. Why did Henny look very theatrical when she stared off into the distance?

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