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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Henny's favorite?
(a) Ernie.
(b) Louie.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Evie.

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

4. How does the narrator characterize Henny Pollit?
(a) Introverted.
(b) Subdued.
(c) Tyrannical.
(d) Nervous and lively.

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

6. What is Norman Collyer's response to Henny's request?
(a) He does not answer.
(b) He agrees, on conditions.
(c) He sends her what she wants.
(d) He refuses.

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

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

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

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

11. Who is Hazel Moore?
(a) The steward at Monocacy.
(b) Henny's father's mistress.
(c) The housekeeper at Monocacy.
(d) The gardener at Monocacy.

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

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

14. How is 'The Man Who Loved Children' narrated?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) First person.

15. How does the narrator characterize the Pollit children?
(a) Disobedient.
(b) Always hungry.
(c) Civilized.
(d) Hyper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?

2. What makes Sam a hero to his department?

3. What is Sam Pollit's profession?

4. Where does Beulah live?

5. Where are the children excluded from at Monocacy?

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