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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of going in to Mrs. Quinn right away on the morning after Mrs. Quinn's confession, where does Enid go?
(a) To the Town Hall in Walley.
(b) To see her mother.
(c) Down to the river.
(d) To search the barn.

2. What does Mrs. Quinn say about the radio show that calls people to offer the chance to answer a question in return for a prize?
(a) She once won a trip to Niagara Falls from this radio station.
(b) The game is rigged by the radio station.
(c) Her brother used to work for this radio show.
(d) The question make her laugh because they are so easy.

3. When Enid says that her mother will arrive shortly to pick her up, what is Olive's page 69 reply?
(a) That she had forgotten about Enid's mother and her "snappy little car."
(b) That Enid should be careful about "taking such advantage" of her mother's kindness.
(c) That this is a good thing, because she knows that Enid is "not the kind to stand around in the way."
(d) That Enid should not "talk nonsense" and that Rupert will drive her home.

4. Why is the house lit by candlelight when Rupert comes in one night?
(a) Enid has turned off the lights to let the children sleep downstairs.
(b) The electricity has gone out in a storm.
(c) Enid is trying to create a romantic atmosphere.
(d) The electricity has been shut off for nonpayment.

5. What does Enid suddenly understand while she is standing in the front room?
(a) That knowing Rupert's secret gives her great power over him.
(b) That all people are guilty of making harmful choices, and that only God can judge them.
(c) That people collaborate to keep some things silent in order to make the world easier to live in.
(d) That she has wasted much of her life on romantic dreams.

6. What does Rupert spend some time looking for before he and Enid start for the river?
(a) The rowboat's oars.
(b) A hatchet.
(c) Cushions.
(d) Boots.

7. Why does Rupert think of taking Mr. Willens to Jutland?
(a) It will give people the impression that he was headed out of town.
(b) It is remote enough to delay the discovery of the body.
(c) It is a common place for people to have accidents.
(d) It will look like he got turned around in the dark and accidentally drove into the water.

8. When Enid thinks about the happy lives of the nearby cows, what else does she think of?
(a) How much Mrs. Quinn hates the noise they make.
(b) Rupert tending the cows.
(c) Whether she might learn to make cheese.
(d) The slaughterhouse.

9. On page 64, what does Enid imagine that the rowboat's motion is saying to her?
(a) "Tell them. Tell them."
(b) "Help him. Help him."
(c) "You know. You know."
(d) "She lies. She lies."

10. On page 67, what is there an excerpt from?
(a) A letter from Jeanette Quinn.
(b) Enid's notes for the doctor.
(c) Enid's personal notes.
(d) A letter from Rupert Quinn.

11. What does Enid ask Rupert that causes him to open the door of the front room?
(a) If that is where her missing notebook might be.
(b) Where Mrs. Quinn's funeral was held.
(c) Whether the quilts have been taken down from the windows.
(d) How well the new ceiling fan is working.

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

13. What is ironic about the future that the story implies Enid is heading for?
(a) She will end up breaking the promise that she made to her mother.
(b) She has learned an important lesson about life through someone else's death.
(c) Her mother has always known her better than she knows herself.
(d) She has secretly loved Rupert since she was a young girl.

14. On page 44, what does Enid's mother compare Enid to?
(a) A politician.
(b) A nun.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A saint.

15. Who arrives at the Quinn house "before the undertaker did" (68)?
(a) Olive Green.
(b) Mrs. Willens.
(c) Enid's mother.
(d) Rupert Quinn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid begin to have nightmares about?

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

3. What does Sylvie claim that her sister has stolen?

4. What sign does Rupert give after the murder that he is starting to realize the seriousness of the situation?

5. What is Enid doing when Rupert comes into the house to find it lit by candlelight?

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