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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 Louie feel at home with Beulah?
(a) Her family neglects her and lets her have her freedom.
(b) Her family lets her do whatever she wants.
(c) She doesn't have to look after her siblings there.
(d) Her family is happy to have her.

2. What will Sam's heroism mean for him?
(a) A large promotion.
(b) More authority over his department.
(c) Travel expenses.
(d) A year of travel.

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

4. What do Louie's cousins teacher her?
(a) How to hunt.
(b) How to write.
(c) How to butcher pigs.
(d) How to tie knots.

5. How does the narrator characterize Josephine Pollit?
(a) Lanky and aloof.
(b) Fat and slow.
(c) Short and plump.
(d) Tall with blond hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Henny, Hassie, and Old Ellen characterize Barry?

2. When does Henny say she was tricked?

3. What does Sam say he would like to create?

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

5. What is Norman Collyer's response to Henny's request?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Louie's relationship with Beulah?

3. What is Sam's relationship with Colonel Willets?

4. What does Henny complain about to Bert Anderson?

5. How does the narrator describe Louie's personality?

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

7. How does the narrator characterize Sam's world view?

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

9. How is Louie treated in the Pollit household?

10. Compare and contrast Louie with Henny's brother Barry.

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