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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meg and Lenny's relationship appears at first to be:
(a) Friendly.
(b) Distant and cold.
(c) Violent.
(d) Tentative.

2. Chick's physical appearance suggests:
(a) She does not care what others think of her.
(b) She is a refined Southern lady.
(c) She is a woman concerned with appearances.
(d) She wants the attention of men.

3. When Meg confesses her reservations, Barnette:
(a) States he believes Babe did not act alone.
(b) Reveals he has a personal vendetta against Zackery.
(c) Concedes he is not the right lawyer for the case.
(d) Pleads with her to keep him on for the experience.

4. Lenny's solo celebration suggests:
(a) She is unpopular.
(b) She is underappreciated and taken for granted.
(c) Her family is angry with her.
(d) She has not told anyone about her birthday.

5. Lenny has agreed to hire Barnette Lloyd:
(a) As a favor to a friend.
(b) As a last resort.
(c) Because he has a crush on Babe.
(d) Because he is the best lawyer in town.

6. Rather than admit she is gaining weight, Chick claims the pantyhose do not fit because:
(a) Lenny has shrunken them.
(b) The company is skimping on nylon material.
(c) Lenny has purchased the wrong size.
(d) Stress has caused her to become bloated.

7. Lenny appears to be jealous about:
(a) Doc's interest in Meg.
(b) Doc's new baby.
(c) Doc's new wife.
(d) Doc's attention to Chick.

8. Babe claims she shot Zackery in the stomach because:
(a) He caught her in the act with Willy Jay.
(b) She was aiming for his heart and her hands were shaking.
(c) He threatened her life that day.
(d) She was tired of his yelling all the time.

9. When Doc leaves, what does Lenny do?
(a) Tries to call Meg again.
(b) Plans Billy Boy's funeral.
(c) Bakes a pecan pie.
(d) Continues singing Happy Birthday to herself.

10. Doc has come by to tell Lenny:
(a) Billy Boy has died of old age.
(b) Billy Boy was struck by a car.
(c) Billy Boy was struck by lightning.
(d) Billy Boy has run away.

11. Barnette immediately wins Meg over because:
(a) He is young and attractive.
(b) He does not know the family's past history.
(c) He has seen Meg sing and admires her talent.
(d) He believes Babe is innocent.

12. Chick asks Meg about her singing career because:
(a) She knows Meg is getting famous and wants to be part of the action.
(b) She knows Meg has failed as a singer and wants her to feel badly about it.
(c) She is genuinely concerned about Meg's welfare.
(d) She wants to tell their granddaddy about it.

13. Chick's continual focus on the shame their mother's suicide brought on the family suggests:
(a) She is afraid they will forget what happened,.
(b) She is untouched by the situation and doesn't remember much about it.
(c) She is the only responsible one in the family.
(d) She is unsympathetic and self-interested.

14. The nylon wrapper and hair ball Chick leaves on the floor suggests:
(a) She expects Lenny to clean up after her like a servant.
(b) She is trying to provoke a confrontation in Lenny.
(c) She does not care about her personal appearance.
(d) She has no hygiene habits.

15. Chick is upset at Lenny because:
(a) Lenny has not visited Granddaddy in the hospital.
(b) Lenniy has invited Doc over.
(c) Lenny has called Meg home on Babe's behalf.
(d) Lenny believes Babe is innocent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Babe seems to blame their mother's death on:

2. Chick tells Lennie that Lenny's gift to her daughter fell apart because:

3. Meg and Babe remember their mother's death differently because:

4. Through Babe's confession she discovers:

5. When Babe begins telling her story, she refuses Meg's offer of candy, which suggests:

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