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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sylvie bond with Ruth and Lucille?
(a) She does not tell them what to do.
(b) She loved Helen.
(c) She listens to them with interest.
(d) She is young herself.

2. What prompts the sheriff's visit to Ruth's home?
(a) The house has a strange smell.
(b) Ruth is spotted riding a boxcar.
(c) The dog is barking too much.
(d) The yard has not been mowed.

3. What is wrong with the curtain in the kitchen?
(a) It is half burned.
(b) It is too long.
(c) It is too small.
(d) It is awful colors.

4. What picture does Sylvie show Lucille as her husband?
(a) a picture in a small locket
(b) a sailor out of a magazine
(c) a drawing of her husband
(d) her wedding picture

5. What is Sylvie wearing when the aunts see her?
(a) fur coat
(b) swim suit
(c) salvaged clothes
(d) shorts and t-shirt

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ruth and Lucille follow Sylvie when she leaves the house the day after she arrives there?

2. What does Sylvie finally realize about the neighbors' objections?

3. What does Sylvie bring home after the fight with Lucille over the park bench?

4. What does Lucille demand after she sees Sylvie's picture?

5. What does Sylvie do about the girls' questions about their mother?

(see the answer key)

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