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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sets up Dusty's crib and bedroom in the house on Plum Street?
(a) Iano.
(b) Zeke.
(c) Tig.
(d) Willa.

2. What is Willa writing an article about in Chapter 3?
(a) Gun control in the United States.
(b) International trade tariffs.
(c) The presidential primary elections.
(d) Health insurance exchanges.

3. What kind of tree does Thatcher associate with Polly?
(a) A hollyhock.
(b) A beech.
(c) An oak.
(d) A willow.

4. Willa notes in Chapter 11, "Beautiful people liked to claim looks didn't matter, while throwing that currency around like" what (294)?
(a) "Novice bank robbers."
(b) "Paper confetti."
(c) "Lovers and pawns."
(d) "Crooked investment bankers."

5. Where does Nick insist he wants to go tomorrow when Willa and Iano return home in Chapter 13?
(a) To Wisconsin.
(b) To the graveyard.
(c) To the synagogue.
(d) To his father's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Thatcher's employer at the school with whom he has just met in Chapter 4?

2. Who was on watch the night that Nick died?

3. What newspaper is said to be "very unfair to Captain Landis" in Chapter 6?

4. How many siblings does Willa have?

5. What year is noted in the letter from Charles Darwin to Mrs. Treat in Chapter 4?

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