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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does this chapter open?
(a) In Nebraska in 1951.
(b) On the first day of a powwow in 1981.
(c) On a plantation in 1871.
(d) In Chicago in 1978.

2. While the adults are watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon, what does Margaret do?
(a) She daydreams.
(b) She tells her grandson, Harley, about her grandmother's dress.
(c) She watches it on her own television.
(d) She sleeps.

3. Why does Frank not share this story in class?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He will get into trouble.
(c) He does not like the story.
(d) He is not sure if Jeannette would think his story unreal or crazy.

4. Why is Mercury confined to a wheelchair?
(a) She is pretending to be crippled.
(b) She has multiple sclerosis.
(c) She has arthritis.
(d) She is in an automobile accident.

5. When does Anna meet Clive?
(a) In elementary school.
(b) Shortly after he is discharged from the Army.
(c) While they are both in the Army.
(d) In a nursing home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is valedictorian of her high school and plans to attend Standford in the fall?

2. What is the setting of Grass Dancers?

3. With whom does Herod have an affair?

4. What does Frank remember as he is telling the tale of the tricky spider?

5. Who tells a story about a displeased wife whose husband brings home a second wife?

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