1. For how long have Thatcher and Rose Greenwood been married when they are introduced in the novel in Chapter 2?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 2 weeks.

2. What is the unfortunate news that Thatcher shares with Rose in Chapter 2?
(a) He has been fired from his job.
(b) The house is beyond repair.
(c) They are being forced to declare bankruptcy.
(d) He is going to divorce her.

3. What author wrote about wax myrtle, having made a tallow as an experiment, according to Mary in Chapter 8?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Alfred Lord Tennyson.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Percy Shelley.

4. What is Iano's heritage?
(a) Cuban.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Italian.
(d) Greek.

5. Who is Leverett Dunwiddie's father?
(a) Orville.
(b) Uri.
(c) Thatcher.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What real-life figure is being referenced with the following line from Chapter 13? "He said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and people would still vote for him" (345).

2. What literary device is found in the following sentence from Chapter 8? "The boots' brown tongues lolled, a pair of panting dogs" (183).

3. About how much money is Iano said to earn yearly at the college in Chapter 3?

4. On what day of the week does Mrs. Treat's botanical society hold meetings?

5. What was Nick's profession for most of his life?

(see the answer key)

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