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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 Train.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1942.

2. What does the woman fix for dinner?
(a) Steak.
(b) Pork.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Stew.

3. What does the girl's brother want to be when he grows up?
(a) A jockey.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An astronaut.
(d) A professor.

4. What treat does the hardware store owner give to the woman for her children?
(a) Baseball cards.
(b) Bubble gum.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Candy.

5. The train the family is on is bound for _______________.
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Utah.

Short Answer Questions

1. The image on the back of a playing card the girl sees is _____________________.

2. What item does the woman search for in town but all the stores are sold out?

3. What season is it when the story begins?

4. What wakes the people who are sleeping on the train?

5. What month is it as the girl, her brother and mother are on a train?

(see the answer key)

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