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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: Part Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item in Caroline's new bedroom does she remember having when she was younger?
(a) A lamp with a black plastic knob.
(b) A cream-colored rug.
(c) A poster of a brown horse.
(d) Blue sneakers with blue stripes.

2. In Part Six, when Caroline goes inside to find Father hurt, what indication is there that he is not yet dead?
(a) He jerks and kicks his leg.
(b) She can feel shallow breathing.
(c) He tries to raise his hand.
(d) He speaks to her.

3. What can the reader infer about what is making Father's and Caroline's hair stand up when they are inside with Susan and Paul?
(a) It is an idiom expressing their surprise.
(b) A lot of wind is getting in.
(c) It is a metaphor for their suspicion.
(d) The air is charged with electricity.

4. Who is Mr. Hoffman?
(a) The owner of the property where Caroline lives.
(b) The father of one of the girls Caroline speaks to at the softball field.
(c) The owner of Bronco Billy's restaurant.
(d) One of Caroline's teachers at the community college.

5. On page 34, whom is Father quoting when he says, "We have the liveliest interest in a wild man"?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Thoreau.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Rousseau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroline learn from Father's notebook?

2. Why do Father and Caroline go to the railyard?

3. Why does Father take Caroline to the Methodist church?

4. What does Caroline think about the women who come to the farm to ride their horses?

5. What can the reader infer from the way that Susan calls for Paul when he and Caroline are outside?

(see the answer key)

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