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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Dan's father tell him to come back home in Chapter 12 when he and Buddy go over to Miranda's?
(a) 1:30 p.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 1 p.m.

2. When did Ezra Galworthy build the house where the Brownes are living?
(a) 1800.
(b) Around 1805.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1790 or thereabouts.

3. In Chapter 14, why are Jeff and Timmy locked in the attic?
(a) They let the front door slam.
(b) They made too much noise.
(c) Their mother thinks one of them spilled her perfume.
(d) They would not eat their dinners.

4. On a Sunday in Chapter 3, what date does Miranda see on a calendar in the dollhouse?
(a) March 1904.
(b) April 1904.
(c) January 1904.
(d) February 1904.

5. What grade will Miranda be in in the fall?
(a) 5th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 6th.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Miranda make for herself, Anni, and Simon to eat when they make a hiding place in the boxwood bushes?

2. On the way home in Chapter 7, when do Philip and Helen start arguing?

3. Over how many years have Hootons lived in the house where Ed, Virginia, and their boys live?

4. What are Miranda and her mother going to do after they get Miranda enrolled in school?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Helen fix for a snack to eat?

(see the answer key)

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