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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Mavis stay at the Convent, according to the chapter "Mavis"?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three days.
(c) Six Weeks.
(d) Overnight.

2. What story does Mavis tell the reporter?
(a) Her part in the civil rights struggle in Oklahoma.
(b) The story of the death of her twin children.
(c) How she came to own a classic Cadillac.
(d) The history of the Convent.

3. Why is the friendship between Connie and Soane surprising?
(a) Connie had an affair with Soane's husband.
(b) Connie is an extreme racist, and Soane is black.
(c) Connie and Soane competed for the same job at the textile factory.
(d) Soane often steals money from Connie.

4. Who is the nephew of the Morgan twins?
(a) Ruby Tuesday.
(b) K.D. Morgan.
(c) Jester Meeks.
(d) Toni Morrison.

5. What is beyond the cellar door that one of the twins and his nephew smash?
(a) The Devil's bedroom.
(b) Spare parts for the electric generator.
(c) A tunnel to the Indian Reservation.
(d) An iron foundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ruby Best's husband?

2. What does Mavis do to the Cadillac in Newark?

3. Who is Soane's husband?

4. Where were Deek and Steward born?

5. What unwashed, unprepared objects in the pantry at the Convent lead the men to believe that the women at the Convent are lazier than the women in Ruby?

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