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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Mistake" Pages 56-62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the tone of Rupert's question "Where are we going to bury his car?" (58)?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Despairing.
(c) Inquisitive.
(d) Sarcastic.

2. What does Enid's mother believe is true about Enid?
(a) She is a flighty and mercurial person.
(b) She has a bit of a martyr complex.
(c) She is not smart enough to finish her nursing program.
(d) She is often stubborn just for the sake of being stubborn.

3. What does Bud tell his little brother Doris is doing at the stove?
(a) Putting lumps in the mashed potatoes.
(b) Boiling old boots.
(c) Creating a magic love potion.
(d) Making a stew from rocks and dirt.

4. Where did Rupert meet his wife?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Northern Canada.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Toronto.

5. What is Mr. Willens ostensibly doing when Rupert sneaks back into the house?
(a) Examining Mrs. Quinn's eys.
(b) Putting away his instruments.
(c) Buttoning his pants.
(d) Kissing Mrs. Quinn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rupert supposed to be doing on the day that the murder occurs?

2. Why is Walley especially crowded on the day the boys are walking to the police station?

3. What does Enid do about Mrs. Quinn's "violent itching" (31)?

4. At the end of "Mistake," what is meant by the final sentence, "What a laugh" (62)?

5. Who gave Lois and Sylvie their blocks, coloring books, and paper dolls?

(see the answer key)

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