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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Queenie describe the conversation between Mrs. Judd and Prosper when Rita is on her investigation?
(a) Secret.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Communicative.
(d) Silent.

2. What was Skillet's occupation?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Hit man.
(c) Farm hand.
(d) Banker.

3. What does Ella tell Rita when she is interviewed?
(a) She is too weak to talk.
(b) She is afraid to tell the real truth.
(c) She wants the truth to get out.
(d) She knows nothing.

4. How does Ella react when the body of her husband is found?
(a) She sighs in relief.
(b) She falls apart.
(c) She is silent.
(d) She passes out.

5. What perks up Ella in her depression?
(a) Talking with Rita.
(b) Helping others.
(c) Reading.
(d) Going for walks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rita learn during the book according to the narrator?

2. What does Queenie want to avoid for Ella when the investigation begin?

3. Where is the family camping on Queenie's land heading?

4. Who does the narrator describe as impulsive?

5. Who does Rita want to help her with the investigation?

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