Question

week 4: chapters 15-20

1. what does the dingy airshaft outside the nolans bedrooms remind francie of?

a. a tomb
b. a tank
c. purgatory
d. hell

1. what were the rooms in the new apartment that led from one into the other called?

a. shotgun rooms
b. railroad rooms
c. connecting rooms
d. parlor rooms

1. what is tootsy?

a. a conch shell
b. a brass horn
c. a trained bird
d. a rusty bicycle

1. what piece of furniture did the former tenants leave in the apartment?

a. sofa
b. antique bed
c. piano
d. sideboard

1. which neighborhood store was not one of francies favorite?

a. the bakery
b. the pawnshop
c. the art supplies store
d. the music store

1. katie makes an arrangement with lizzie tynmore to trade an hour of housecleaning for an hour of ____.

a. babysitting
b. piano lessons
c. typing lessons
d. reading lessons

Explanation:

These questions are about a literary work (likely "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" based on the characters Francie, Katie, etc.). To answer them, we rely on knowledge of the novel:

Question 1

In "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", the dingy airshaft outside the Nolans’ bedrooms reminds Francie of Purgatory.

The rooms in the new apartment that led from one into the other are called railroad rooms (a common term for such apartment layouts in the context of the novel).

Tootsy in the novel is a rusty bicycle.

Answer:

c. Purgatory

Question 2