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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rachel?
(a) Louie's cousin.
(b) Henny's sister.
(c) Sam's first wife.
(d) Louie's aunt.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henny meet in Washington D.C.?

2. Josephine Pollit tells Sam about _____________.

3. What does Norman Collyer tell Henny her trouble is?

4. What will Sam's heroism mean for him?

5. Who is Josephine Pollit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Louie and Nellie discuss when Henny and the children get to Monocacy?

2. How does Henny get reprieve from the children at Tohoga House?

3. Describe Sam's relation to Naden.

4. What does Henny complain about to Bert Anderson?

5. How is Louie treated in the Pollit household?

6. What does Henny like about visiting Washington D.C.?

7. How does the narrator characterize Sam?

8. Describe the trip to Washington D.C. to buy shoes for the children.

9. How do the two trips, to Harper's Ferry and to Monocacy, show us different sides of Louie's character?

10. What does Bert Anderson tell Henny?

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