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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can be inferred from Enid's father's beliefs about nurses and their potential as wives?
(a) He thinks that men of Enid's generation are foolish in their prejudices.
(b) He understands what a career means to his daughter.
(c) He is far more old-fashioned than most men of his generation.
(d) He thinks that what is most important is for Enid to get married.

2. When Enid makes up her mind about nursing school, what question does her mother ask her, on page 40?
(a) "Did you pray about it?"
(b) "Are you trying to hurt me?"
(c) "Who's going to pay your bills?"
(d) "Does this mean you'll stay home with me?"

3. To what does the narrator compare Mr. Willens's arm, floating in the water?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) A mermaid's hair.
(c) A dead fish.
(d) An animal tail.

4. How long has the doctor predicted Mrs. Quinn will live?
(a) Until sometime in the upcoming summer.
(b) Until sometime in the upcoming winter.
(c) To the end of fall.
(d) To the end of spring.

5. What does Mrs. Quinn ask Enid to get her daughters to stop doing?
(a) Slamming the door.
(b) Coming in to visit her.
(c) Playing outdoors.
(d) Laughing loudly in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Lois and Sylvie not staying with Olive?

2. What is the nickname that all three boys acquire as a result of this incident?

3. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?

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

5. Why is Colonel Box so cool and disinterested toward Jimmy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the police ask Mrs. Willens about her husband, and how does she reply?

2. Explain how the boys cross the bridge and why they do it this way.

3. In a time and place where people with disabilities are often mocked, why does no one mock Mr. Box?

4. Why is Jimmy Box's house so crowded?

5. When the boys get close to the river, what do they see submerged there, and how do they react?

6. What causes the argument between Bud and his sister Doris just before dinner?

7. What do the boys plan to do when they return to town with their news, and how does that plan change as soon as they actually return to town?

8. How does Enid feel about Mrs. Quinn, and what is Mrs. Quinn's reaction to this?

9. What attitude is Enid used to seeing in dying patients?

10. Describe the Quinns' relationship with their daughters.

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