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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To everyone's consternation, Maxine Patch bounds down the stairs how?
(a) Naked except for a long black snake wrapped around her neck.
(b) Dancing and laughing.
(c) Quickly and quietly.
(d) Singing at the top of her lungs.

2. The big moment arrives, with a light being shone on whom?
(a) Mary Alice.
(b) Baby Jesus.
(c) Carleen.
(d) Mildred.

3. What are used to cover up the human scent in order to confuse these animals?
(a) The rubber waders and the corn.
(b) The rubber waders and the pecans.
(c) The rubber waders and walnut shells.
(d) The rubber waders and the pumpkins.

4. Grandma wears her best clothes for the DAR event, and Mary Alice is struck by what?
(a) Grandma's understanding of the DAR.
(b) Grandma's beauty.
(c) Grandma's intelligence.
(d) Grandma's interest in the DAR.

5. Mary Alice has managed to shed the "____________" reputation.
(a) Mean girl.
(b) Dumb girl.
(c) Poor girl.
(d) Rich girl.

6. Final exams are coming up at school, and while a whiz at English and composition, Mary Alice struggled with __________.
(a) Latin.
(b) History.
(c) French.
(d) Math.

7. Valentine's Day is coming. Around this time, Mary Alice has been secretly doing what?
(a) Planning a trip to visit her family.
(b) Writing a brief column in the local newspaper.
(c) Courting Augie.
(d) Making presents for Grandma.

8. It turns out Grandma had been setting _______ traps earlier that day.
(a) Fox.
(b) Muskrat.
(c) Bear.
(d) Beaver.

9. Mrs. Weidenbach is the wife of the ___________, and is the leader of the local chapter of the DAR.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Banker.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Land speculator.

10. Things are just about to go great when what happens?
(a) Royce says he must go home.
(b) An ear-rending scream from the attic fills the air.
(c) A tornado hits.
(d) Arnold Green comes down from the attic.

11. Christmas time has arrived, and Miss Butler is having the kids make hot pads from what?
(a) Old clothes.
(b) Shoe strings.
(c) Bottle caps.
(d) Nylon pantyhose.

12. What is "Newsy Notes?"
(a) An essay Mary Alice has written for school.
(b) A letter Mary Alice has written to the local paper.
(c) A newspaper column containing bits of gossip or other town-related observations.
(d) A column in the paper that gives private information about Mary Alice.

13. To everyone's surprise, Mary Alice is chosen to play what part?
(a) An angel.
(b) The lead dancer.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) The main speaker.

14. The man was sent by the government as part of the ________________ administration's ambitious public works project.
(a) Grant.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Hoover.

15. While Mary Alice thinks Christmas is not exactly Grandma's favorite holiday, Grandma surprises her how?
(a) By helping her get dressed for the program.
(b) By buying her a new wardrobe.
(c) By telling her it's her favorite holiday.
(d) By having her pick out a pair of new shoes to buy from the Sears catalogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. There are rumors of trying to do what to Arnold?

2. How do the girls react to Royce McNabb, the new boy at school?

3. This man explains he was sent to Grandma by Maxine Patch, the postmistress, and that he is in town to do what?

4. Does Grandma agree to help Mrs. Weidenbach?

5. Why did Mrs. Weidenbach choose to go to Grandma Dowdel to solve this problem?

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