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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: The Child 1959 -1961.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men trapped in the coal mine use to bang on the rocks to alert their rescuers?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A tin pan.
(c) A miner's hat.
(d) A shovel.

2. Why would Rachel's mother approve of Fred?
(a) He is rich.
(b) He is handsome.
(c) He is ambitious.
(d) He is Catholic.

3. What part of her body is broken when Rachel falls into the river?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her ankle.
(c) Her arm.
(d) Her finger.

4. In what town is Dillon's house located?
(a) Wyandott.
(b) Waynesville.
(c) Westfield.
(d) Winco.

5. What does Dillon beg Rachel not to do?
(a) Go to the dance with someone else.
(b) Drive too fast.
(c) Go away to school.
(d) Break up with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rachel's father going to Norfolk?

2. How does Tommie die?

3. Rachel's boyfriend's family is from which Southern city?

4. Who does Rachel marry?

5. What is the river that runs through the region where the story takes place?

(see the answer key)

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