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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hazel Moore do to upset Henny?
(a) Steals money.
(b) Becomes engaged to Mr. Gray.
(c) Gets drunk and neglects her work.
(d) Gives notice that she is leaving.

2. What reason does Sam give for his marriage to Henny?
(a) A sense of honor.
(b) The marriage was arranged.
(c) They were in love.
(d) Her family needed him to take care of her.

3. Henny plans to ask her friend for ___________.
(a) $500.
(b) Shelter.
(c) Advice.
(d) $5.

4. Who is Josephine Pollit?
(a) Sam's older sister.
(b) Sam's aunt.
(c) Sam's mother.
(d) Sam's cousin.

5. How does Sam contrast his relationship with the children with Henny's relationship?
(a) He tries to teach them, but she doesn't.
(b) He is friendly with them, whereas she treats them all like enemies.
(c) He doesn't know them at all, whereas she knows them intimately.
(d) He is less protective of the children.

6. What does Sam swear to Henny?
(a) His affairs don't matter to him.
(b) He has been faithful since his last lapse.
(c) He loves her more than anything.
(d) He has never cheated on her.

7. What is the house like when Sam arrives home?
(a) Dark.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Seething with resentments.
(d) Bubbling with children.

8. What is Henny's mother doing when Henny arrives at Monocacy?
(a) Needlework.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Drinking.

9. Why does Louie feel at home with Beulah?
(a) Her family neglects her and lets her have her freedom.
(b) Her family is happy to have her.
(c) She doesn't have to look after her siblings there.
(d) Her family lets her do whatever she wants.

10. What is Togoha House?
(a) The dorm where Louie Pollit lives.
(b) Sam Pollit's workplace.
(c) The Governor's mansion.
(d) The Pollit's residence.

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

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

13. What is Bonnie's reaction when Jo Pollit talks to her?
(a) She denies everything.
(b) She flees into the woods.
(c) She carries on, but her feelings blow over quickly.
(d) She is confused.

14. Where is Henny's special place?
(a) A stool in the corner.
(b) Her parents' estate.
(c) A room above the living room.
(d) A tree in the woods.

15. What is Louie's relationship with Henny?
(a) Henny is her cousin.
(b) Henny is her step-mother.
(c) Henny is her mother.
(d) Henny is her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Henny Pollit?

2. How did Beulah take care of Louie and the children?

3. What is Beulah's family business?

4. What is Josephine Pollit's role in the Pollit family?

5. How does Henny refer to the heart of Washington D.C.?

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