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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI, Chapters VII - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Thea want to go pick berries at Archie's?
(a) Because their house is haunted.
(b) Because she doesn't trust Archie.
(c) Because her parents have forbidden her to go there.
(d) Because Mrs. Archie is mean.

2. What happens to Ottenburg's first wife?
(a) She is in an asylum.
(b) She disappears.
(c) She kills herself.
(d) She runs off with another man to Mexico.

3. What language does Wunsch tell Thea she must learn if she is to sing well?
(a) Italian.
(b) Tagalog.
(c) German.
(d) French.

4. How does Larson believe Thea can also pick up some extra money?
(a) Giving voice lessons to his daughters.
(b) Singing at funerals.
(c) Singing for the mayor.
(d) Singing radio jingles.

5. How many years pass in the story between when Thea leaves for Germany and when the story resumes?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ray Kennedy do for a living?

2. What do the Nathanmeyers think of Thea's voice?

3. What does Harsanyi admire about Thea?

4. How does Thea view her first few days in Chicago?

5. What does Thea think of her time in Chicago as she is en route to the Ottenburg Ranch?

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