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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hettie use the bird for?
(a) To have a meal.
(b) To see into the future.
(c) To heal her wounds.
(d) To entertain a guest.

2. Why was Sexton threatened when he left Didi's place?
(a) He came from Didi's house.
(b) He looks like someone about to meet death.
(c) He seems threatening.
(d) He has Didi's scent on him.

3. Why does Hettie break the leg of one of the girls?
(a) They threatened her.
(b) They saw her signal.
(c) They brought her the wrong bird.
(d) They said something rude to her.

4. How does Billy communicate?
(a) All of these.
(b) With grunts.
(c) With hand movements.
(d) With drawings.

5. What does the person threatening Sexton say will be cut off first?
(a) His ears.
(b) His nose.
(c) His fingers.
(d) His toes.

6. Why does Sexton's mother send him out?
(a) He is making her sad.
(b) She is cleaning.
(c) He is running late.
(d) She needs something from the store.

7. What does Sexton say when he sees a picture of Didi's family?
(a) They look nice.
(b) He is sorry for her loss.
(c) It seems so strange.
(d) She doesn't fit there.

8. How did Hettie break the leg of one of the girls?
(a) She snapper her fingers.
(b) She touched her nose.
(c) She said a spell.
(d) She snapped a twig.

9. Who does Sexton see when he leaves Didi's place?
(a) A tiny dog.
(b) An old woman.
(c) An old man.
(d) A small child.

10. Where does Sexton go when his mother sends him out?
(a) A park.
(b) The dump.
(c) A store.
(d) The school.

11. What is Sexton threatened with after he trips while leaving Didi's place?
(a) A knife.
(b) A law suit.
(c) A stick.
(d) A broken bottle.

12. What does Sexton suggest Didi do when she tells him how old she is?
(a) Stop lying.
(b) Go see a doctor.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Tell the woman downstairs.

13. What does the person threatening Sexton tell Didi Sexton will be used as?
(a) A good cover.
(b) A bargaining chip.
(c) A pawn in the game.
(d) A road map.

14. What is wrong with Billy?
(a) He is anemic.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is in a wheelchair.
(d) He has no hair.

15. Where does Billy spend most of his time?
(a) On the steps.
(b) In his room.
(c) In the hall.
(d) On the porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of place does Didi live in?

2. What is Sexton writing about at the beginning of the book?

3. Who do the girls bring to Hettie at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Hettie?

5. What does Sexton say he hoped Didi was when he met her?

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