SparkNotes: A Death in the Family: Chapter 8 Quiz: Quick Quiz

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When does Mary receive the phone call that Jay has been in an accident?

3 AM
10 AM
3 PM
10 PM

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Who does Mary's brother Andrew take with him to go find out what is happening with Jay?

Rufus
Joel
Uncle Ted
Walter

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Who does Andrew bring over to Mary's house to keep her company while she waits for more information?

Father Jackson
Aunt Hannah
Victoria
Great-Aunt Sadie

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Mary says that her marriage with Jay has not always been easy, but that they have reached a ___ in the last few months.

Wonderful harmony
Sustainable tolerance
Uneasy alliance
Breaking point

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How long ago was it that Hannah went through a similar ordeal to what Mary is going through in the novel?

10 years earlier
20 years earlier
30 years earlier
40 years earlier

A Death in the Family

1 of 5
When does Mary receive the phone call that Jay has been in an accident?

2 of 5
Who does Mary's brother Andrew take with him to go find out what is happening with Jay?

3 of 5
Who does Andrew bring over to Mary's house to keep her company while she waits for more information?

4 of 5
Mary says that her marriage with Jay has not always been easy, but that they have reached a ___ in the last few months.

5 of 5
How long ago was it that Hannah went through a similar ordeal to what Mary is going through in the novel?

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1 of 5 When does Mary receive the phone call that Jay has been in an accident?

2 of 5 Who does Mary's brother Andrew take with him to go find out what is happening with Jay?

3 of 5 Who does Andrew bring over to Mary's house to keep her company while she waits for more information?

4 of 5 Mary says that her marriage with Jay has not always been easy, but that they have reached a ___ in the last few months.

5 of 5 How long ago was it that Hannah went through a similar ordeal to what Mary is going through in the novel?

Popular pages: A Death in the Family

Character List CHARACTERS

Rufus Follet: Character Analysis CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

Take a Study Break

Every Book on Your English Syllabus Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

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The 5 Most Overrated Classic Novels of All Time

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1 of 5
When does Mary receive the phone call that Jay has been in an accident?

2 of 5
Who does Mary's brother Andrew take with him to go find out what is happening with Jay?

3 of 5
Who does Andrew bring over to Mary's house to keep her company while she waits for more information?

4 of 5
Mary says that her marriage with Jay has not always been easy, but that they have reached a ___ in the last few months.

5 of 5
How long ago was it that Hannah went through a similar ordeal to what Mary is going through in the novel?