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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matchett find when she tries to fluff Portia's pillow?
(a) Portia's diary.
(b) Eddie's letter to Portia.
(c) Portia's letter to Major Brutt.
(d) Anna's necklace that Portia stole.

2. What is the school Portia attends like?
(a) It is an expensive school for gifted children.
(b) It is a low-cost school for children with learning disabilities.
(c) It is an expensive school for girls who are out-of-the-ordinary.
(d) It is a public school, and she is sent there because it is low-cost.

3. What did Anna do for Eddie shortly after their first argument?
(a) She asked Thomas to get Eddie a job.
(b) She bought him a new suit.
(c) She began cooking for him every night.
(d) She sent him a bouquet of flowers.

4. Who is Portia's friend at school?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Lilian.
(d) Eddie.

5. How does Portia respond to Matchett's opinion about Mrs. Quayne sending Mr. Quayne away?
(a) She agrees with Matchett, that the moving around was what led to her father's death.
(b) She agrees that she and her mother would have been happier without Mr. Quayne.
(c) She tells Matchett that they were happy, and that Matchett should not be angry with Mrs. Quayne.
(d) She doesn't say anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eddie work?

2. How does Portia know Eddie?

3. Who are the first characters introduced in the novel?

4. Whom does Anna run into as she is hailing a taxi?

5. Why did Anna invite Major Brutt back to her home?

(see the answer key)

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