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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Louie like when her parents are around?
(a) Introverted and shy.
(b) Loving and friendly.
(c) Manipulative and squirrelly.
(d) Strict and overbearing.

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

3. How do Henny, Hassie, and Old Ellen characterize Barry?
(a) As a nuisance.
(b) As a stalwart supporter of the family.
(c) As the salt of the earth.
(d) As irresponsible but charming.

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

5. What had Sam brought back from Malaysia in the crates?
(a) Trinkets and worthless things.
(b) Small animals and biological samples.
(c) Books and illustrations.
(d) Vases and silks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Henny irritated by the children writing letters to Sam in Malaysia?

2. What does the Pollit family begin to prepare for after the homecoming celebration?

3. Who is Josephine Pollit?

4. How does Sam tell Naden to address him?

5. Why doesn't Henny do what she would like to do to Sam?

(see the answer key)

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