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

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

3. What is Beulah's family business?
(a) Selling horses and cattle.
(b) Butchering chickens.
(c) Selling dry goods.
(d) Selling produce and farm products.

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

5. Where has Henny been when she comes home?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Shopping.
(c) In the woods.
(d) At work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Norman Collyer tell Henny?

2. What reason does Sam give for his marriage to Henny?

3. Where does Beulah live?

4. How does the narrator characterize Henny Pollit?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news does Jo bring when she comes?

3. Describe Josephine Pollit's arrival at Tohoga House.

4. Describe Sam and Henny's conversation at the end of Chapter 4.

5. Describe the opening scene of 'The Man Who Loved Children'.

6. What does Henny complain about to Bert Anderson?

7. What might be being foreshadowed in Chapters 3 and 4?

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

9. What is Louie's relationship with Beulah?

10. Describe Louie's visit to Mrs. Kydd's house.

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