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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing that can be seen from the porch of the ranch house?
(a) A few skyscrapers on the San Francisco skyline.
(b) A redwood forest.
(c) The Sacramento River.
(d) The Pacific Ocean.

2. Who is Sean?
(a) Eileen's husband.
(b) Eileen's lawyer.
(c) A man who is coming to the Mulkerin home from Mexico.
(d) Eileen's brother.

3. Where is Eileen's father killed?
(a) England.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Spain.

4. Where is the Mulkerin house?
(a) Malibu.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Fresno.

5. How do Eileen's family leave their homeland?
(a) By horseback.
(b) By working for passage on an ocean liner.
(c) By working for passage on a freighter.
(d) On a smuggler's boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Sean have his first sea voyage?

2. What is the only way for Eileen to accomplish her goal?

3. Where is Jaime at the opening of the story?

4. Where does Eileen first move when she leaves her homeland?

5. Who is Zeke Wooston?

(see the answer key)

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