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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One through Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Roy hate about harvest time?
(a) Harvest time meant winter was coming.
(b) It was when town was overrun with tourists.
(c) The labor was back-breaking.
(d) He and his children couldn't do it on their own.

2. Who does the reporter say Sandy fought with on the night of the fire?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) A police officer.
(c) His wife.
(d) The firefighters.

3. What is the age difference between Edith and her brother?
(a) Four years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Fourteen months.
(d) Two years.

4. What does Sandy note about the photos of the Goodnough family?
(a) Ada often looks bruised.
(b) Ada never smiles.
(c) Ada is always absent.
(d) Ada seems to shrink.

5. What is the name of the doctor who treated Roy?
(a) Dr. Penner.
(b) Dr. Parker.
(c) Dr. Penfield.
(d) Dr. Peters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sandy working at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. How did Roy feel about the fact that Ada was dying?

3. Who does Sandy say gave the reporter information for his story?

4. What does the reporter take from his back pocket in Chapter 1?

5. How old was John Roscoe when the Goodnoughs took residence near his home?

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