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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as the previous housekeeper at the narrator's family's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Mary.
(b) Polly.
(c) Gertruda.
(d) Bertha.

2. In Chapter 2, how many beds are described in the narrator’s sister’s room?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. Where does the narrator feel pain when he catches the writhing mass of cobwebs and rotting cloth in Chapter 4?
(a) His leg.
(b) His arm.
(c) His foot.
(d) His face.

4. How does the narrator stop the light from hitting the hole in his foot in Chapter 5?
(a) He uses the forefinger of his left hand.
(b) He uses a bandage.
(c) He uses a box.
(d) He uses the thumb of his right hand.

5. In Chapter 7, what flowers can the narrator see as he watches his father and Ursula walk around the gardens?
(a) Roses and hollyhocks.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Daffodils and narcissi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the sky when the narrator thinks they’ve crossed the boundaries of the Hempstock farm in Chapter 4?

2. What color skirt is Lettie wearing when the narrator first meets her?

3. In Chapter 8, what does the narrator touch just as Ursula is about to descend upon him?

4. What is the narrator’s laboratory in actuality?

5. In Chapter 6, where does the narrator go to read a book after his mother tells him about the new housekeeper?

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