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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 does Henny finally tell Jo after Jo's ranting?
(a) Jo should be punished for spreading the news of Bonnie's misfortune.
(b) None of them are any better than cheats, liars or whores.
(c) Bonnie should be punished.
(d) Jo is no one to talk.

2. How long does Henny stay away from Spa House?
(a) A week.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two days.
(d) An afternoon.

3. What does the narrator say is clear has happened since Henny left Tohoga House?
(a) She has learned to accept things with humor.
(b) She has aged.
(c) She has matured.
(d) She has resigned herself to her life.

4. What does Sam say when Louie confesses to him?
(a) He has to report her.
(b) She did the right thing.
(c) He was going to do it himself.
(d) He does not believe her.

5. How does the narrator say Henny's moods change?
(a) They become more changeable.
(b) They become angrier.
(c) They mellow.
(d) They become more vile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam tells Bonnie _________________.

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

3. What have the children become by the end of the summer?

4. What does Josephine Pollit tell the family about, when she comes to visit?

5. Why does Sam challenge Louie to write poetry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after Sam gets the anonymous letter?

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

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

5. Why doesn't Sam let Louie go when she says she wants to leave?

6. What is Ernie's main concern, which has Sam so displeased?

7. What is it that upsets Sam during his homecoming celebration?

8. How does Sam react when Louie tells him that she killed Henny?

9. Describe Miss Aiden's visit.

10. What news does Jo bring to the house?

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