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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Queenie threatened when she inspects what has fallen across the road?
(a) An old man threatens to kill himself.
(b) A man threatens to rape her.
(c) A woman threatens to rob her.
(d) A teenager threatens to jump in her car.

3. What surprised Grover when Rita lost her baby?
(a) She didn't seem very upset.
(b) She almost died.
(c) She seemed to expect it.
(d) She was very sick.

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

5. What has fallen across the highway while Queenie is driving?
(a) A fence.
(b) A tree.
(c) A large pole.
(d) A log.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rita want to do with her life?

2. What does Rita name her baby?

3. Who does the narrator describe as impulsive?

4. Who helps Queenie get signatures for the Celebrity Quilt?

5. Why does Rita say she is the best person to write the article about Ben's death?

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