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1.What decision did the narrator's father and mother make after they received a letter from his grandfather?
A.to visit the grandfather
B.to move to North Dakota
C.to move to Illinois
D.to move into a gasoline station



2.What did the narrator's new bedroom lack?
A.a shelf
B.a bed
C.light
D.a closet



3.What does the narrator say was "alive with excitement"?
A.the dark air
B.his parents
C.the new house
D.his new life



4.What reason did the narrator's mother give for telling him to stop working on the kitchen partition?
A.the hammering bothered her
B.she didn't want him to work with his hands
C.she wanted to sleep
D.she wanted his father to finish the job



5.At the end of the story, what does the narrator say he knew?
A.that he could confide in his father
B.that the wall of his room had moved
C.that he would never see his mother again
D.that he would have a new brother or sister

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