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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phoebe imagine that Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway may be doing?
(a) Disguising her husband's grave with a rhododendron.
(b) Writing a mystery novel.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Landscaping.

2. How old did the man at the State Fair guess that Phoebe's father was?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Thirty-eight.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Forty-five.

3. Why does Sal's father let her go on the trip with her grandparents?
(a) He does not think his parents can read maps.
(b) He wants a break from spending time with Sal.
(c) He wants Sal to learn how to drive.
(d) He thinks that Sal needs to bond with her grandparents.

4. What is the maiden name of Sal's mother?
(a) Pickford.
(b) Rutherford.
(c) O'Leary.
(d) Simmons.

5. Sal finds Mr. Birkway to be strange and _______.
(a) Lethargic.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Energetic.
(d) Wonderful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sal's father describe Sal?

2. In what event does Mary Lou's family participate at the school sports day?

3. Where did Sal grow up?

4. How long before the story begins did Sal and her father move?

5. How long did Gramps follow Gram before asking her father for permission to marry her?

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