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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Dora during the Depression?
(a) She has a nervous breakdown.
(b) She nearly goes bankrupt helping needy families.
(c) She has to close up shop for two years.
(d) She gets married.

2. Why does Frankie not attend school?
(a) His mother does not see the need for school.
(b) He is not very bright.
(c) Frankie would rather work.
(d) He skips school whenever he can.

3. Who else has returned to live at the Palace?
(a) Henry the Sculptor
(b) Henri the Painter
(c) Harry the Contortionist
(d) Harvey the Acrobat

4. How much does Lee ask for the building's rent?
(a) $5 per week
(b) $750 per week
(c) $50 per month
(d) $1500 per month

5. Where is Dora's business located?
(a) On a seaside highway
(b) Out in the country
(c) Behind Lee's store
(d) Across the railroad tracks

6. Who is the leader of a small group of homeless men?
(a) Dora
(b) Eddie
(c) Mack
(d) Wes

7. Why is Hazel, a man, given a female name?
(a) It is a custom in Hazel's family.
(b) Hazel's mother is worn out from seven pregnancies in eight years
(c) It is a family name.
(d) It is an honor given by a family priest.

8. Where does Doc collect marine animals?
(a) Fire Island
(b) The Mississippi River
(c) The San Diego Bay
(d) The Great Tide Pool

9. Why does Gay's wife no longer swear out warrants against him?
(a) He likes the new jail too much.
(b) She is trying to manage her anger.
(c) They are in couples therapy.
(d) He is not worth the effort.

10. What happens when the boiler at the answer to #51 stops working?
(a) It blows up.
(b) It has run successfully for ten years straight.
(c) It is dumped and gutted for parts.
(d) It causes a fire which burns an entire block.

11. What is the name of Dora's business?
(a) Dora's Dresses
(b) Bear Flag Restaurant
(c) Bare Flag Restaurant
(d) Dora's Desserts

12. Who visits Doc as Doc is organizing his recently collected starfish?
(a) Mack
(b) Lee
(c) Dora
(d) Eddie

13. Where is Western Biological Laboratories located?
(a) Across from Lee's and Dora's businesses
(b) Along the oceanfront
(c) In the industrial part of town
(d) In the desert

14. What do the boys want to load up on for the trip?
(a) Gas and maps
(b) Food and liquor
(c) Snacks and soft drinks
(d) Beer

15. How much rent money comes in to Lee?
(a) $1500
(b) $0
(c) $750
(d) $50

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mack awaken the boys early?

2. Who helps Doc collect 300 starfish for an order from Northwestern University?

3. Who has given Mack and his boys the ability to survive?

4. What are the hours of Lee's business?

5. What are the ingredients of Eddie's special punch?

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