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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Lenny taken to sleeping in the kitchen?
(a) So she can hear the phone if it rings.
(b) So she can be close to the door if she needs to leave.
(c) So she can take care of Babe.
(d) So she can hear and attend to Old Granddaddy.

2. Why does Doc come over during the card game?
(a) He wants to ask about Old Granddaddy.
(b) He wants to say Happy Birthday to Lenny.
(c) He wants to know if Babe is alright.
(d) He wants to see Meg.

3. Rather than sympathizing with Meg's need to "toughen up" after their mother's suicide, Lenny believes:
(a) Meg's hardness caused her to lead Doc on, and eventually cost him his leg.
(b) Meg always tried to exploit the situation to get what she wanted.
(c) Meg's hardness has cost the whole family their happiness.
(d) Meg's lies have stemmed from her need for attention.

4. Meg's desire to remain while the hurricane hit Biloxi suggests:
(a) She thought she was invincible.
(b) She just wanted to die.
(c) She had a need for chaos in her life.
(d) She wanted to know that Doc was not a weak man.

5. What is the name of the movie Meg tells Old Granddaddy she will star in?
(a) Singing in the Rain.
(b) Singing at Greeny's.
(c) Singing in Biloxi.
(d) Singing in a Shoe Factory.

6. Lenny learns that Meg has:
(a) Lied about being on Johnny Carson's show.
(b) Gotten drunk after their visit to the hospital.
(c) Eaten her birthday candy.
(d) Gone back to California.

7. When Barnette leaves, it becomes apparent that:
(a) Barnette and Babe have no chance in the trial.
(b) Babe wants to reunite with Zackery.
(c) Babe wants to find another lawyer.
(d) Barnette and Babe are attracted to one another.

8. Why does Meg tell Doc she went to the Psychiatric ward in L.A.?
(a) She wants him to understand what has happened to her since she left.
(b) She wants to apologize for leaving him in Biloxi.
(c) She wants him to feel sorry for her.
(d) She wants him to leave her alone.

9. Meg's comment, "sometimes I wonder what we wanted," implies:
(a) Old Granddaddy did not consider the girls' wishes when he made decisions for them.
(b) Old Granddaddy tried to prevent the girls from rebelling.
(c) The girls were not allowed to make any decisions for themselves.
(d) The girls were discouraged from choosing happy situations.

10. Babe's hysteria does not allow her to register:
(a) That Zackery has had photos taken of her and Willy Jay.
(b) That Old Granddaddy has had another stroke.
(c) That Zackery's liver is getting better.
(d) That Meg has run off with Doc.

11. Babe looks happy in her wedding picture because:
(a) Old Granddaddy told her to smile.
(b) She thought she loved Zackery.
(c) She was drunk on champagne.
(d) She does not understand that she is getting married.

12. Lenny returns upset with Meg because:
(a) Meg has gone to the store to buy liquor.
(b) Meg has lied to Old Granddaddy about her success.
(c) Meg has run off with Doc.
(d) Meg has refused to return home with her.

13. Lenny is still upset that as children Meg had more :
(a) Jingle bells on her petticoats.
(b) Boyfriends.
(c) Friends.
(d) Attention from Old Granddaddy.

14. What book did Meg punish herself by looking at?
(a) Grey's Anatomy.
(b) Diseases of the Brain.
(c) Diseases of the Skin.
(d) The Bible.

15. Babe believes Meg's lies might be true because:
(a) She is easily deceived by her sisters.
(b) She thinks Meg is a successful singer.
(c) She is naive and hopeful.
(d) She has nothing else to believe in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lenny's reason for exploding at Meg over the candy is:

2. Babe wants a copy of the paper because:

3. How did Old Granddaddy try to make the girls feel better on the morning of their mother's funeral?

4. What does Lenny fear will prevent men from loving her?

5. The photos of Babe and Willy Jay were taken by:

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