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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many house does Jeff wait for Melody at the airport the second time he visits?
(a) 1 day
(b) 1 hour
(c) 1 week
(d) 2 hours

2. When Melody comes to pick Jeff up, he is overwhelmed by her _____________, warmth and cheerfulness.
(a) Beauty
(b) Darkness
(c) Vanilla perfume
(d) White hair

3. When Jeff isn't home when Melody comes home for a bit, how does she feel toward him?
(a) Sad
(b) Angry
(c) Happy
(d) Worried

4. For what faith is Brother Thomas a brother in his order?
(a) Baptist
(b) Protestant
(c) Catholic
(d) Presbyterian

5. When Melody does arrive at the airport, he is immediately stunned by her ____________ once more.
(a) Beauty
(b) Thinness
(c) Long hair
(d) Haggard appearance

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Professor tell Jeff more about in order to help him understand his background?

2. What does Jeff decide to give to his father as a gift for Christmas this particular year?

3. Jeff becomes talented at reading the Professor's ____________ and figuring out what he might want.

4. Melody tells Jeff that _________________ have killed the crabs and the herons who used to live in the marshes.

5. What is the weather like when Jeff is sitting at the island before he leaves for his father's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeff, a second grader, find when he arrives home from school one early March day?

2. Who is waiting for Jeff at the train station when he arrives back home?

3. Why are the two women at the house surprised to be introduced to Jeff by Melody?

4. Why does Jeff feel disappointed about Gambo when he arrives to visit with her?

5. What is happening at the house where Melody says that she and Jeff need to stop?

6. Where does Jeff go before he leaves Charleston after staying with his mother?

7. What does Jeff do when he feels like crying in order to avoid making a scene with his father?

8. What does the Professor do when he reads the note that was left for him from Melody?

9. What does Gambo remind Jeff of the next day at the breakfast table which makes Jeff feel uncomfortable?

10. What does Melody say when Jeff tells her that he gets only Bs and Cs in school?

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