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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jon's note to Elaine under the mat say?
(a) Welcome.
(b) Blessings.
(c) Aloha.
(d) Tidings.

2. What do Elaine's friends say she's done wrong that makes them not speak to her at the Christmas parade?
(a) They say she's said something wrong, but they won't say what.
(b) They say she's grown too tall.
(c) They say she's worn the wrong dress.
(d) They say she's insulted them, but they won't say how.

3. When Elaine dreams of Toronto, where is she?
(a) In the sewers.
(b) At home.
(c) Lost.
(d) On the bus.

4. What job does Elaine's father get in Toronto?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Contractor.
(c) University professor.
(d) Political advisor.

5. Why doesn't Elaine want to look at her paintings?
(a) She finds mistakes and wants to start over.
(b) They make her too sad about her past losses.
(c) She thinks they'll influence her newer paintings.
(d) She is afraid of the angry feelings they bring up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What starts to happen to Elaine when her family is on its summer trip?

2. What part of the narrator's body is bloodied?

3. Where does Mrs. Smeath ask Elaine to go with her family?

4. What is strange about the girls' seating arrangements at the parade?

5. What do the girls put over Elaine?

(see the answer key)

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