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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. Who tells her that she was actually adopted?
(a) Aunt Mae.
(b) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(c) Ina-Rae.
(d) Grandma.

2. Arriving home, Mary Alice is surprised to see Grandma tramping around in the snow in rubber waders, hauling a basket full of what?
(a) Pumpkins.
(b) Corn.
(c) Walnut shells.
(d) Pecans.

3. One day in the cold of _____________, Mrs. Weidenbach knocks at the door.
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) January.

4. Grandma had planned the whole gathering for what reason?
(a) To put Mrs. Weidenbach in her place.
(b) To show her friends how popular she is.
(c) To bring the women of the town together.
(d) To relax and enjoy good food.

5. Why does the chorus practice sound awful?
(a) They have never practiced together before.
(b) No student at the school can really sing.
(c) They do not have a teacher guiding them.
(d) They have never sung before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the answer to number 113 a problem?

2. Does Grandma agree to help Mrs. Weidenbach?

3. A terrified Arnold Green pads down the stairs. How does he explain this surprising event?

4. March comes, and Mary Alice turns _______________.

5. Why does Grandma agree to help Mrs. Weidenbach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Grandma's final surprise for Mary Alice? What does this reinforce about Grandma?

2. What newspaper column does Mary Alice write? Why might she do this?

3. Why is this man in town? What does Grandma think of this?

4. How is Mary Alice's date interrupted? How is this foreshadowed?

5. How does Mary Alice finally take a chance and ask Royce over to visit? How does Grandma feel about this? Why?

6. Who is the strange man who comes calling? Why?

7. How has Mary Alice's relationship with the other girls changed? In what ways has it stayed the same?

8. Why does Mrs. Weidenbach ask for Grandma's help? Why is this surprising?

9. What is another way that Grandma surprises Mary Alice during this holiday season? How is this surprise important?

10. What is learned about Mrs. Weidenbach? How is this significant?

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