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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. In what way is Nellie cruel to Louie?
(a) She pokes her.
(b) She berates her when she makes mistakes.
(c) She accuses her of other children's mistakes.
(d) She says that she is a bastard.

2. Whose family home is Monocacy?
(a) Henny's.
(b) Beulah's.
(c) Bert Anderson's.
(d) Sam's.

3. What does Louie do when Henny is in her special place?
(a) Goes looking to bring her back.
(b) Keeps the children away from her.
(c) Cooks for the children.
(d) Gathers the children around her.

4. Who is Henny's favorite?
(a) Louie.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Ernie.
(d) Evie.

5. Why did Henny look very theatrical when she stared off into the distance?
(a) She had large eyes.
(b) She had porcelain skin.
(c) She had very dark hair.
(d) She was very dramatic in her manner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Norman Collyer?

2. What does Louie make for Henny when she comes home?

3. What does Henny's friend tell her?

4. Why does Henny refuse to write to Sam?

5. Why is Henny irritated by the children writing letters to Sam in Malaysia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Louie treated in the Pollit household?

3. How does Henny get reprieve from the children at Tohoga House?

4. What does Louie do at Beulah's house?

5. Describe Henny's relationship with relation to the children?

6. Describe the trip to Washington D.C. to buy shoes for the children.

7. What might be being foreshadowed in Chapters 3 and 4?

8. How do the two trips, to Harper's Ferry and to Monocacy, show us different sides of Louie's character?

9. What do Louie and Nellie discuss when Henny and the children get to Monocacy?

10. Describe Louie's visit to Mrs. Kydd's house.

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