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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. Why are Lois and Sylvie not staying with Olive?
(a) Her house is far enough away that they would need to change schools.
(b) Mrs. Quinn refuses to let them go, even though she barely sees them.
(c) Their father needs some time away from the responsibility of caring for them.
(d) They dislike her and refuse to stay with her.

2. How long has Enid been a nurse by the time she has Mrs. Quinn as a patient?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 16 years.

3. What is the nickname that all three boys acquire as a result of this incident?
(a) Killer.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Detective.
(d) Deadman.

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

5. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?
(a) All three boys are a little bit afraid of their parents.
(b) The boys enjoy knowing something that no one else knows.
(c) The three boys began to doubt their memories once they were separated.
(d) There is already too much going on in each of their houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What implication of her mother's is Enid shocked by in their hospital discussion about whether she should make the promise to her father?

2. What does Cece's mother say she can smell on him?

3. What does Enid's mother believe is true about Enid?

4. In high school, what was more important to Enid than having boyfriends?

5. How did Mr. D. M. Willens die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What warning does Enid's mother issue about her about her nursing plans, and why does her mother finally give up on trying to dissuade her?

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

4. Describe the building that the introduction focuses on.

5. What personal details are given about Mrs. Quinn that are then called into question by Enid or Olive?

6. How do the details offered about the boys' lives in town clarify what being out in Jutland means to them?

7. Explain how the optometrist's instruments illustrate something about surface appearances.

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

9. What does Enid's father make her promise, and why?

10. What personal history does Enid have with Rupert, and how does it impact their present relationship?

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