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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Beulah live?
(a) Harper's Ferry.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Norfolk.

3. How long have Sam and Henny been married?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 15 years.

4. What does Sam say he would like to create?
(a) A world without misfits.
(b) A world run by misfits.
(c) A cure for degenerates.
(d) A shelter for degenerates.

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

6. What does Sam tell Louie about?
(a) The impending divorce.
(b) The suffering in his marriage.
(c) The brilliance of her future.
(d) His affairs and her mother's anger.

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

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

9. How does Sam tell Naden to address him?
(a) As his representative.
(b) As his boss.
(c) As equals.
(d) As a guest.

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

11. What does Norman Collyer tell Henny her trouble is?
(a) She never makes any mistakes.
(b) She never thinks of anyone but herself.
(c) She only thinks of other people.
(d) She has never had to pay for her mistakes.

12. What state is Monocacy in when the Pollits arrive there in Chapter 5, Part 2?
(a) Neglect.
(b) Splendor.
(c) Disarray.
(d) Ruins.

13. What have Henny and Hazel Moore been arguing over?
(a) Louie.
(b) Mr. Gray.
(c) Sam.
(d) Money.

14. Who is Nellie?
(a) A family friend.
(b) Henny's father's mistress.
(c) A young maid.
(d) A gardener.

15. How does Henny refer to the heart of Washington D.C.?
(a) City Center.
(b) Town.
(c) The City.
(d) Downtown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henny refuse to write to Sam?

2. Who is Archie Lessinum?

3. Where is Henny's special place?

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

5. What does Nellie teach Louie?

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