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

3. How does Henny use the friend she meets in Washington D.C.?
(a) As a comforter.
(b) As a minister.
(c) As a stimulant.
(d) As a sounding board.

4. What does Henny want of Hazel Moore?
(a) She wants her as a servant.
(b) She wants her to stop gossiping.
(c) She wants her to take the kids for some time.
(d) She wants her as a friend.

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

6. Who is Norman Collyer?
(a) Sam Pollit's father-in-law.
(b) Henny's brother.
(c) Henny's father.
(d) Sam Pollit's brother-in-law.

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

8. What does Louie make for Henny when she comes home?
(a) Order.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Tea.
(d) Quiet.

9. Why does Henny refuse to write to Sam?
(a) He criticizes her spelling.
(b) He gets jealous over the littlest thing.
(c) He never answers.
(d) She is convinced he has a local lover.

10. What does Louie do when Henny is in her special place?
(a) Cooks for the children.
(b) Goes looking to bring her back.
(c) Gathers the children around her.
(d) Keeps the children away from her.

11. How did Beulah take care of Louie and the children?
(a) She hardly saw them except briefly at holidays.
(b) In an annual summer visit.
(c) She lives with Henny and the children part-time.
(d) In constant short visits throughout the year.

12. In what way is Nellie cruel to Louie?
(a) She says that she is a bastard.
(b) She accuses her of other children's mistakes.
(c) She pokes her.
(d) She berates her when she makes mistakes.

13. How does the narrator say Henny treats Louie when she takes the children to Washington D.C. for shoes?
(a) She insults her constantly.
(b) She fawns over her.
(c) She trusts the children to her.
(d) She does not pay her any notice.

14. Why does Henny like going to Washington D.C.?
(a) She can watch the rich people and envy them.
(b) She can pretend to be rich.
(c) She can buy things she can't get at home.
(d) She can hide the fact that she is poor.

15. How old is Josephine Pollit?
(a) 55.
(b) No one is sure.
(c) 58.
(d) 40.