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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Family, Chapter 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Augusta appear for work at the beginning of the novel?
(a) To make curtains and hem linens for Mrs. St Peter.
(b) To cook for the Professor.
(c) To help the Professor with the garden.
(d) To help move the Professor.

2. What does Kathleen feel towards her sister?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Spite.
(c) Love.
(d) Envy.

3. What puzzles the Professor about Kathleen's talents?
(a) That she does not think she can sing.
(b) That she does not think she could be a professor.
(c) That she does not think she is remarkable.
(d) That she does not think she can make pottery.

4. What did the Professor give to a passing girl from a charity school that got her in trouble?
(a) A ring.
(b) A lecture.
(c) Dahlias.
(d) A book.

5. What is Louie and Rosamond's chauffeur's name?
(a) Ned.
(b) Ted.
(c) Albert.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kathleen want her father to stop by her home in early November?

2. How did Outland eat his meat?

3. What does Mrs. Crane wish to discuss with the Professor when she comes to visit him?

4. What did the Professor's wife and daughters do each summer?

5. Why does Mrs. St. Peter scold her husband the morning after the dinner party?

(see the answer key)

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