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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Henny do what she would like to do to Sam?
(a) She says that she is afraid to help him.
(b) She says that he always hurts her.
(c) She says that she can't afford to reward him.
(d) She says that she'd be burdened with his brats.

2. What is Bonnie's reaction when Jo Pollit talks to her?
(a) She flees into the woods.
(b) She denies everything.
(c) She carries on, but her feelings blow over quickly.
(d) She is confused.

3. What does the anonymous letter tell Sam?
(a) He will not be starting his new job as he thought.
(b) Louie is not his daughter.
(c) Henny has been taking lovers.
(d) Charles-Franklin is not his son.

4. What state is Monocacy in when the Pollits arrive there in Chapter 5, Part 2?
(a) Neglect.
(b) Disarray.
(c) Ruins.
(d) Splendor.

5. Why does Sam challenge Louie to write poetry?
(a) He learned to write poems in Malaysia.
(b) He wanted to give her an assignment she would fail at.
(c) He knew it would make Henny furious.
(d) Jo had published a poem in the paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cathleen?

2. What is Josephine Pollit's role in the Pollit family?

3. What does Henny take from Ernie?

4. Where does Beulah live?

5. What does Henny accuse Bert Anderson of?

(see the answer key)

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