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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: The Shoemaker and His Elves, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Materia kill Kathleen?
(a) She shot her.
(b) She stabbed her.
(c) She poisoned her.
(d) She suffocated her.

2. What does James allow his wife to do, which he had previously forbidden, thinking it will benefit their child?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Write to her mother.
(c) Attend church services.
(d) Play the piano.

3. Why doesn't Kathleen mind that she has no friends in school?
(a) Because her family has forbidden her to have friends.
(b) Because she doesn't like any of them.
(c) Because she thinks she is better than all of them.
(d) Because she thinks she has a great future ahead of her.

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

5. When Mercedes isn't taking care of the house, what does she like to do in her free time?
(a) Swim in the creek.
(b) Mercedes never has free time.
(c) Read.
(d) Ride her bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease is Kathleen's baby born with, causing the house to be put in quarantine?

2. What shocking news does the theater owner make moments after Kathleen's performance?

3. Which of the Piper family members create a family tree to show the generations who lived before them?

4. What classic fairy tale does the narrator reference when describing Mumma's death?

5. How does James react when Kathleen sneaks up behind him and strikes the keys while he is tuning the piano?

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