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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In describing the boys on their way back to town, what does the narrator say they are like?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Animals.
(c) Stones.
(d) Adults.

2. What couple does Enid end up playing bridge with?
(a) Captain and Mrs. Tervitt.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Quinn.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Box.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Willens.

3. What reason does Enid give for her and her friends constant humiliation of Rupert when they were in school?
(a) Rupert was a bully to younger boys.
(b) They did it because they were insecure themselves.
(c) They did it because they could.
(d) Rupert came from a family no one liked.

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

5. To what does the narrator compare a part of the retinoscope?
(a) A shark's tooth.
(b) An elf's head.
(c) A full moon.
(d) A mushroom.

6. What household task does Olive take care of for the Quinns?
(a) Childcare.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Cleaning.

7. What technique is used in the sentence: "Ice daggers shooting up behind their eyes and jabbing the tops of their skulls from the inside" (5)?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Simile.
(d) Fragment for effect.

8. What is the name of the town where the story begins?
(a) Yarmouth.
(b) Tobermory.
(c) Walley.
(d) Nelson.

9. How do the boys know whose car they are looking at in the water?
(a) They can see the license plate.
(b) They can see the dead man's face.
(c) It has a distinctive color and shape.
(d) The dead man's wallet is in the weeds by the shore.

10. What kind of a person does Enid's mother make her promise not to marry?
(a) A mill worker.
(b) A farmer.
(c) An insurance agent.
(d) A doctor.

11. What caused Jimmy's father's disability?
(a) He was born with it.
(b) An accident at work.
(c) Polio.
(d) A car crash.

12. What do the boys buy at Paquette's Service Station?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Candy.
(d) Hot dogs.

13. What implication of her mother's is Enid shocked by in their hospital discussion about whether she should make the promise to her father?
(a) Her mother implies that it does not matter what she tells her father, because he is no one to be bothered about disappointing.
(b) Her mother implies that it does not matter what she tells her father, as he will be dead soon.
(c) Her mother implies that it does not matter what she tells her father, because he does not really care about Enid.
(d) Her mother implies that it does not matter what she tells her father, as Enid never keeps her promises.

14. To what animal's teeth does Enid compare Mrs. Quinn's teeth?
(a) Horse.
(b) Ferret.
(c) Shark.
(d) Sheep.

15. What does Cece cook for his and his mother's dinner?
(a) Beans.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Pork chops.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Enid makes up her mind about nursing school, what question does her mother ask her, on page 40?

2. What relation is Olive to Mrs. Quinn?

3. What is Cece's mother wearing when he gets home?

4. What do the boys plan to brag about when they return from swimming at Jutland?

5. How old was Enid when her father made her promise to drop out of nursing school?

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