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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oscar Hauptmann tell Margaret caused the death of her mother?
(a) Stroke.
(b) An explosion in the brain, an aneurysm.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Cancer.

2. Whose bedroom does Wanda now occupy in Margaret's house?
(a) The nanny's room.
(b) Daniel's room.
(c) Margaret's childhood bedroom.
(d) The maid's room.

3. In what city did Wanda and her parents live?
(a) Denver.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What picture does Margaret take from her wallet and study while in the coffee shop in chapter 1?
(a) A picture of her daughter, Wanda.
(b) A picture of her cousin, Molly.
(c) A picture of her former husband, Stephen.
(d) A picture of her dead son, Daniel.

5. Who is diagnosed with a dire health ailment in chapter 1?
(a) Margaret Hughes.
(b) Wanda Schultz.
(c) Irma Kominsky.
(d) M.J.Striker.

6. Who is weeping in the prologue?
(a) Striker.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Irma.
(d) Wanda.

7. Why does Wanda become angry with Troy in chapter 16?
(a) He refuses to help her find Peter.
(b) He exposes her real identity.
(c) He tries to play along with her charade.
(d) He intereferes in her search for Peter.

8. What two rooms did the only girl in the Schultz family have all to herself?
(a) The kitchen and a playroom in the basement.
(b) A bathroom in the basement and a bedroom.
(c) A bedroom and a playhouse in the backyard.
(d) A bathroom in the basement and a playhouse in the garage.

9. What does Margaret break while waiting for Wanda to return from the bathroom in chapter 2?
(a) A tea cup.
(b) A plate.
(c) A figurine.
(d) A window.

10. Why did Margaret think Daniel was killed?
(a) The house was cursed.
(b) She was cursed.
(c) He was cursed.
(d) The car was cursed.

11. What does Wanda think of in chapter 16 as the paramedics load her into the ambulance?
(a) Colored eggs on Easter.
(b) Easter candy.
(c) Troy's colorful wardrobe.
(d) Colored chicks in the petshop windows at Easter.

12. Why does Margaret refuse to have chemotherapy or radiation treatments for her illness?
(a) She is suicidal.
(b) She does believe she is sick.
(c) She is afraid.
(d) She has things to do.

13. Where does Margaret tell Wanda most of the collectibles in her house came from in chapter 3?
(a) Her father's antique store.
(b) Her mother's family.
(c) Her father's family.
(d) Her own searches of antique stores.

14. Why did Wanda work hard to never break a dish in the Schultz household?
(a) She thought the chips and cracks on the dishes were her fault.
(b) She did not want to be abandoned again.
(c) She thought a broken dish would cause her father to be injured.
(d) She did not want to get in trouble.

15. What is primary or residual clay?
(a) Clay that is in its purest form.
(b) Clay that is used first.
(c) Clay that makes porcelain.
(d) Clay that has never been moved from its origin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Margaret meet the opening night of Wanda's play?

2. With what item does Wanda bring peace to the waring Schultz children?

3. How many columns of Hughes does Margaret find in the phone book, suggesting the trouble Gus McPherson had finding her number?

4. Why does Wanda resist Troy's advances in chapter 16?

5. Who does Susan bring with her in chapter 15 when she comes to interview to be Margaret and Wanda's new roommate?

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