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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. How old was Enid when her father made her promise to drop out of nursing school?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 24.

2. When Mrs. Quinn stares at Enid as if she wants to talk, what does Enid ask her?
(a) Why she refuses to speak to her daughters.
(b) Whether she wants to see a priest or minister.
(c) Whether she is uncomfortable or hungry.
(d) Why she has been such a terrible wife to Rupert.

3. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?
(a) Young fellows.
(b) Sirs.
(c) Boys.
(d) Lads.

4. What does Rupert buy for the sickroom to make his wife more comfortable?
(a) Blackout curtains.
(b) A ceiling fan.
(c) A down quilt.
(d) A radio.

5. How does Mrs. Quinn seem after her husband's visits?
(a) Distraught.
(b) Comforted.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Dissatisfied.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?

2. What relation is Olive to Mrs. Quinn?

3. Where did Rupert meet his wife?

4. What is the name of the town where the story begins?

5. What does Cece cook for his and his mother's dinner?

(see the answer key)

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