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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Queenie get the rhubarb for the pie she makes when Rita comes to dinner?
(a) It is a secret.
(b) A wild bush.
(c) Her garden.
(d) The market.

2. What does Queenie long for, but can never have?
(a) A new husband.
(b) An orchard.
(c) A baby.
(d) A sister.

3. Why is Nettie keeping a secret from Tyrone?
(a) She is worried he will get violent.
(b) She likes having privacy.
(c) She is protecting the Pickles.
(d) She knows he is sick and weak.

4. What does Lizzy Olive want to buy from Zepha?
(a) A slave.
(b) A quilt.
(c) A wood carving.
(d) A child.

5. Who is Velma's mother?
(a) Septima.
(b) Nettie.
(c) Ashlynn.
(d) Mrs. Judd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nettie cry so hard when Agnes makes a comment?

2. Where does Prosper go when Queenie stops talking with Ella?

3. Who interrupts Lizzy when she tries to buy something from Zepha?

4. Who brings Queenie to the meeting at Forest Ann's house?

5. Where is Ella staying after her husband's body was found?

(see the answer key)

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