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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Heart Failure" Pages 44-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is with Cece Ferns at the river in the narrative present?
(a) Charlie Evans and Jimmy Box.
(b) Jimmy Box and Bud Salter.
(c) Ralph Diller and Charlie Evans.
(d) Bud Salter and Ralph Diller.

2. What kind of business do the boys talk about setting up?
(a) Cattle ranching.
(b) Gold mining.
(c) Boat building.
(d) Muskrat trapping.

3. What is Captain Tervitt's current job?
(a) Ship's captain.
(b) Town clerk.
(c) Special constable.
(d) None--he is retired.

4. Why does Mrs. Quinn repeat things that Enid says to her?
(a) She gets distracted and confused.
(b) English is not her first language.
(c) To mock her.
(d) Her hearing is fading.

5. Why is Colonel Box so cool and disinterested toward Jimmy?
(a) Colonel Box has the same last name but they are not actually related.
(b) Jimmy is well-known as a troublemaker.
(c) Jimmy did not keep the secret that Colonel Box trusted him with.
(d) Colonel Box disapproves of Jimmy's parents' marriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What household task does Olive take care of for the Quinns?

3. Where did Rupert meet his wife?

4. What is in the red box in the museum?

5. How long has the doctor predicted Mrs. Quinn will live?

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