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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of the newspaper where Becca works?
(a) The NY Herald.
(b) The Voice.
(c) The Advocate.
(d) The Independent.
2. Who is Eve?
(a) Becca's mother.
(b) Becca's aunt.
(c) Becca's best friend.
(d) Becca's sister.
3. During Gemma's wake, what is done to the mirrors in the house?
(a) They are covered.
(b) They are smashed.
(c) They are stored away.
(d) They are painted black.
4. Where does Becca fall asleep in Chapter 6?
(a) In the bathtub.
(b) At the kitchen table.
(c) In her car.
(d) At her desk at work.
5. What is the name on the paper documenting the arrival of a refugee into America?
(a) Aneila Brauer.
(b) Rosalia Wysocki.
(c) Oleksa Eidelberg.
(d) Gitl Mandlestein.
6. What does Becca do in the middle of the night in Chapter 6?
(a) Writes a list of things she hopes to do before she dies.
(b) Organizes the contents of Gemma's memento box.
(c) Writes in her diary.
(d) Visits her grandmother's grave.
7. At what point in her story does Gemma shudder in Chapter 3?
(a) When she speaks of the curse.
(b) When she speaks of the insect invasion.
(c) When she speaks of the terrible storm.
(d) When she speaks of the bad smell.
8. What is being made into a museum as of Chapter 8?
(a) Fort Oswego.
(b) A dignitary's home in Oswego.
(c) Roosevelt's creation.
(d) A WWII battleship docked off Oswego bay.
9. Who is Arnie?
(a) A reporter at the Oswego newspaper.
(b) An intern at the Oswego newspaper.
(c) An editor at the Oswego newspaper.
(d) A janitor at the Oswego newspaper.
10. Where did Becca go to college?
(a) White College.
(b) Smith College.
(c) Hansen College.
(d) Jones College.
11. Why does Becca seek out one of the clerks at the town hall in Chapter 9?
(a) He is a friend of the family.
(b) He speaks Polish.
(c) He came to America as a refugee, much like Gemma did.
(d) He has worked at the town hall since WWII.
12. What does Becca avoid upon arriving at work in Chapter 8?
(a) Doing any work.
(b) Checking her emails.
(c) Running into an ex-boyfriend.
(d) Communication with the staff.
13. What does the Polish word 'Ksiezniczka' mean in English?
(a) Queen.
(b) Princess.
(c) Duchess.
(d) Goddess.
14. In Gemma's story, at what age will the heroine be when the curse comes to pass?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirteen.
15. What is Becca's career?
(a) She is a social worker.
(b) She is a graphic designer.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is a teacher.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following name is found in the public records in Chapter 10?
2. How does Gemma describe the bad fairy in Chapter 3?
3. Where is Oswego?
4. What has Eve always thought to be Gemma's real name?
5. Who is Dr. Berlin?
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