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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam talk about with Whitey?
(a) Publishing articles.
(b) The impending collapse of civilization.
(c) Making one's own community.
(d) Looking for specimens.

2. What does Sam think about as he walks through Georgetown?
(a) His father.
(b) His dead mother.
(c) His childhood home.
(d) His garden.

3. What is Henny's mother doing when Henny arrives at Monocacy?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Needlework.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Drinking.

4. What is Togoha House?
(a) The Governor's mansion.
(b) The dorm where Louie Pollit lives.
(c) The Pollit's residence.
(d) Sam Pollit's workplace.

5. What is the house like when Sam arrives home?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Dark.
(c) Seething with resentments.
(d) Bubbling with children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Josephine Pollit tells Sam about _____________.

2. How does the narrator characterize the Pollit children?

3. Who is Nellie?

4. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?

5. What does Henny's friend say is the crux of her problems?

(see the answer key)

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