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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. What is being made into a museum as of Chapter 8?
(a) A dignitary's home in Oswego.
(b) Fort Oswego.
(c) Roosevelt's creation.
(d) A WWII battleship docked off Oswego bay.

2. What is Becca's career?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a social worker.
(c) She is a graphic designer.
(d) She is a writer.

3. What does the Polish word 'Ksiezniczka' mean in English?
(a) Duchess.
(b) Princess.
(c) Queen.
(d) Goddess.

4. What does Becca note about Gemma's family in Chapter 6?
(a) Gemma's family is very closeknit.
(b) Gemma has left behind a large family.
(c) Gemma has no living family except a daughter and three granddaughters.
(d) Gemma's family live far away in Europe.

5. What does Becca do in the middle of the night in Chapter 6?
(a) Writes in her diary.
(b) Organizes the contents of Gemma's memento box.
(c) Visits her grandmother's grave.
(d) Writes a list of things she hopes to do before she dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Becca think about Gemma's version of the Briar Rose story?

2. What time does Stan plan to arrive at Becca's house in Chapter 9?

3. Who goes to the nursing home in Chapter 2?

4. Where does Becca fall asleep in Chapter 6?

5. What kind of building does Gemma mention during her story in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Becca's father remind her of when she says she is going to work in Chapter 8?

2. Where are Becca's work offices housed? What were Becca's first 'real' articles at the Advocate about?

3. What name does Becca have for her car in Chapter 2? Why has she named her car?

4. What does Gemma tell her granddaughters about the baby born to the King and Queen in the story?

5. What do Sylvia and Shana make fun of Becca for in Chapter 2?

6. After Gemma's funeral, what do Becca's parents reveal was found among Gemma's things?

7. In Chapter 7, what does Gemma tell Becca she will probably lose interest in after she starts school?

8. In Chapter 3, who does Gemma say was not invited to the King's party?

9. What does Becca do in Chapter 2, which he sisters urge her not to?

10. In Chapter 5, what frightens Becca's friend?

(see the answer keys)

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