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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near what local coal company does the narrator say she sometimes goes in the evenings with grown-ups to fill burlap sacks with coal in Part II?
(a) Howard’s Coal Company.
(b) Zick’s Coal Company.
(c) Murphy's Coal Company.
(d) Johnson's Coal Company.

2. How old does the narrator say she is in Part II?
(a) 15.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

3. Where does Frieda say she’s going to get potato chips while Claudia goes to buy ice cream with the money Mr. Henry gave them in Part III?
(a) Miss Bertha's.
(b) Miss Julie's.
(c) Miss Forrester's.
(d) Miss Erkmeister’s.

4. When Frieda tells Claudia what happened with Mr. Henry, Mr. Henry is compared to what townsperson in Part IV?
(a) Mr. MacTeer.
(b) Miss Bertha.
(c) Soaphead Church.
(d) Mr. Breedlove.

5. Who does Cholly’s aunt say his father was in Part IV?
(a) “That MacTeer boy.”
(b) “That Fuller boy.”
(c) “That Peal boy.”
(d) “That Yacobowski boy.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the prostitutes in town does Mrs. MacTeer say is a “ruined” woman?

2. Where is “that trifling Peggy” said to be from in Part II?

3. What nickname do Claudia and Frieda call Maureen Peal in Part III?

4. What is Geraldine’s husband’s name in the novel?

5. What does Frieda say her mother hit Mr. Henry with in Part IV?

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