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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Holmes leave the carriage before it reaches town?
(a) To push the wagon out of a muddy rut.
(b) To walk back down the road to find Margret.
(c) To attach a lantern to the wagon.
(d) To fix a broken wagon wheel.

2. What makes the house seem like it used to be?
(a) The firelight.
(b) The music.
(c) The smell of baking bread.
(d) The sound of gentle rain.

3. Why is the week after Christmas significant for Lois?
(a) She is dying.
(b) She is expanding her business.
(c) She is opening a new business.
(d) She got a new horse and wagon.

4. Where had Mr. Holmes spent every Christmas of his childhood?
(a) At his grandfather's home.
(b) At the orphanage.
(c) At the Howth home.
(d) At his uncle's home.

5. In whom does Lois place all her trust?
(a) Mr. Knowles.
(b) Her father.
(c) God.
(d) Reverend Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mr. Holmes promise to return?

2. Who follows Margret as she walks home on Christmas Eve?

3. Which of the following is NOT true at the end of the story?

4. What is it expected that Dr. Knowles will do?

5. What holiday approaches as Holmes recuperates in the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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