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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: The Old French Mine, Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the novel when the reader learns about Materia's funeral?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) James.
(d) Frances.

2. Which of the following Piper women waits hopefully everyday for James's death notice to arrive?
(a) Materia.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Frances.

3. Who names the new baby Ambrose?
(a) James.
(b) Frances.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Mercedes.

4. Where does James hope to send Kathleen to school when he returns home from the war?
(a) New York University.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Halifax.

5. What job did James work to help pay for Kathleen's boarding school fees?
(a) He worked as a bookie.
(b) He worked as a bus driver.
(c) He worked in a coal mine.
(d) He worked as a dishwasher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of Lily's afflicted body does Mercedes hope will be healed in Lourdes?

2. Who takes the blame for moving the rocks around Ambrose's grave?

3. After Kathleen was born, where did Materia find work as a piano player?

4. Whom does Lily confide in when her terrible nightmares about Ambrose continue?

5. What does the rival soldier try to steal from James when he attacks him in the night?

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