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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. What embarrasses Louie about going to school?
(a) Her hand-me-downs.
(b) Her immaturity.
(c) Her complete lack of family support.
(d) Her ignorance.

2. What does the Pollit family begin to prepare for after the homecoming celebration?
(a) Henny's new baby.
(b) David Collyer's funeral.
(c) Louie's graduation party.
(d) Sam's next departure.

3. How does Sam anger Colonel Willets?
(a) By claiming everything as his own work.
(b) By refusing to tell Colonel Willets about funding opportunities.
(c) By responding pleasantly to his rudeness.
(d) By working so hard that no one else needs to contribute much.

4. What had Sam brought back from Malaysia in the crates?
(a) Vases and silks.
(b) Small animals and biological samples.
(c) Trinkets and worthless things.
(d) Books and illustrations.

5. What does Sam think Louie's reaction will be if he reads her poetry?
(a) She will be mortified.
(b) She will be honored.
(c) She will be pleased.
(d) She will stop thinking of herself as so superior.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henny leave her argument with Bert Anderson?

2. What does Henny take from Ernie?

3. What news does Josephine Pollit tell?

4. What does Cathleen love more than anything?

5. What makes Sam furious after the reading of the will?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sam reads Louie's poetry?

2. How do the Pollits end up in Spa House?

3. How has the relationship between Sam and Henny changed by the time of Cathleen's eighteenth birthday?

4. Describe Henny's second visit to Bert Anderson.

5. How does the topic of poetry figure in Sam's homecoming celebration?

6. Describe the reading of David Collyer's will.

7. How does Sam react to the birth of a new baby?

8. How does the new baby strain the Pollit household?

9. What does the anonymous letter Sam receives say?

10. What leads up to Henny's death?

(see the answer keys)

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