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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the Pollit family begin to prepare for after the homecoming celebration?
(a) Louie's graduation party.
(b) Sam's next departure.
(c) David Collyer's funeral.
(d) Henny's new baby.

4. What happens to Louie in her first days in high school?
(a) She sinks.
(b) She blossoms.
(c) She fades.
(d) She implodes.

5. How has the trip changed Sam?
(a) He is more expressive.
(b) He drinks more.
(c) He is more optimistic.
(d) He is more restrained.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Beulah live?

3. How does the narrator characterize the house Sam finds?

4. What is Louie like when her parents are gone?

5. How does the narrator characterize the relationship between Henny and her friend?

(see the answer key)

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