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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Mary and Thatcher exit the train "into a hive of overalled workers" in the opening of Chapter 8 (181)?
(a) Bethany.
(b) Barstow.
(c) Branson.
(d) Batsto.

2. Where does Uri Carruth say he is from in Chapter 10?
(a) Boston.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) New York.
(d) Utah.

3. What kind of tree does Thatcher associate with Polly?
(a) A beech.
(b) An oak.
(c) A hollyhock.
(d) A willow.

4. To whom does Thatcher say his neighbor (Mary Treat) compares Captain Landis in Chapter 10?
(a) President Grant.
(b) Phineas Barnum.
(c) King Henry VIII.
(d) Charles Darwin.

5. What year is noted in the letter from Charles Darwin to Mrs. Treat in Chapter 4?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Chapter 2 take place?

2. What word from Chapter 8 refers to the study of the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms?

3. Whose barouche ran away and crashed, according to Polly in Chapter 2?

4. Who accompanies Mary and Thatcher on their trip to the Pine Barrens in Chapter 8?

5. What characteristic does Polly feel disappointed that the president exuded during his visit in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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