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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sebastian's profession?
(a) He was a history professor.
(b) He was an insurance salesman.
(c) He was a mechanical engineer.
(d) He was a hedge fund broker.

2. What is the hope within Charlie compared to in the end of Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) A crocus bulb.
(b) The ocean waves.
(c) Rain clouds.
(d) A desert.

3. How long ago had a young woman disappeared from the town where Linda lives in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) 2 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 7 years ago.
(d) 5 years ago.

4. What does Angelina Mumford teach?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Social Studies.
(c) Biology.
(d) Algebra.

5. Who was the woman who did the sewing for the Barton home before she died?
(a) Nora Barton.
(b) Lydia Barton.
(c) Vicky Barton.
(d) Lucy Barton.

6. Why does Charlie feel particularly guilty after he and Tracy part ways in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) Because he was found innocent of all charges.
(b) Because he stole his wife's money.
(c) Because he killed Tracy's lover.
(d) Because his father posted bail.

7. What caused the fire on Tommy Guptill's farm?
(a) The house's fireplace.
(b) A candle-lantern.
(c) An errant barbecue grill.
(d) The milking machines.

8. What grade did Lila Lane skip in school?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Fifth grade.
(c) Second grade.
(d) First grade.

9. Where is Yvonne from?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Oklahoma.

10. The narrator in Chapter 3, "Cracked" describes two sculptures in the garden of Linda's house. Who are the sculptures by?
(a) Dottie Blaine.
(b) Matisse.
(c) Alexander Calder.
(d) Mary Mumford.

11. How long was Patty married to Sebastian?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 6 years.

12. What does Pete confess to Tommy in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) That his father burned down Tommy's barn.
(b) That he killed his father.
(c) That he was molested by his father.
(d) That his mother tried to kill him.

13. How much money does Tracy ask Charlie for in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $20.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $1,500.

14. How long is the drive from Patty's house to Hanston?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

15. About how far was the dairy farm that Tommy Guptill owned from Amgash?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 4 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 6 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lucy Barton go on to become after leaving home?

2. Where had Tommy Guptill's children attended school before the fire forced them to move?

3. How did Karen-Lucie's husband die?

4. Whom did Patty catch her mother in bed with when she was young?

5. What is the name of Marilyn Macauley's husband?

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