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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. Josephine Pollit tells Sam about _____________.
(a) A car accident.
(b) A death.
(c) Bonnie's affair.
(d) An illness.

2. Where has Henny been when she comes home?
(a) Traveling.
(b) In the woods.
(c) At work.
(d) Shopping.

3. Who does Henny meet in Washington D.C.?
(a) Old Ellen.
(b) Beulah.
(c) Hazel Moore.
(d) Bert Anderson.

4. What is Louie's relationship with Henny?
(a) Henny is her mother.
(b) Henny is her step-mother.
(c) Henny is her cousin.
(d) Henny is her aunt.

5. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?
(a) He lives in a floating cloud; she lives in the back alleys.
(b) He has control over everything; she only has control over the children, sometimes.
(c) He is always coming and going; she is trapped.
(d) He lives on the earth; she lives in the atmosphere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is Monocacy in when the Pollits arrive there in Chapter 5, Part 2?

2. Why doesn't Henny do what she would like to do to Sam?

3. What will Sam's heroism mean for him?

4. What does Henny say she would like to do to Sam?

5. How did Beulah take care of Louie and the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Louie's personality?

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator characterize Sam's world view?

6. What is Sam's relationship with Colonel Willets?

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

8. Describe Henny's letter from her brother, Norman Collyer.

9. Describe Henny's relationship with Bert Anderson.

10. How is Louie treated in the Pollit household?

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