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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Primrose's hair?
(a) Blond -- "the color of autumn wheat."
(b) Orange -- "the color of carrots in apricot glaze."
(c) Green -- "the color of leaves in the summer."
(d) Purple -- "the color of spring lilacs."

2. With her parents gone, who is Primrose's nearest living relative?
(a) Miss Honeycut.
(b) Uncle Jack.
(c) Uncle Teddy.
(d) Miss Perfidy.

3. What did Primrose's mother do after her husband was lost at sea?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Sail out in the storm searching for him.
(d) Hide under the bed.

4. How does Primrose describe the recipe for cinnamon rolls?
(a) Tricky and messy.
(b) Tricky and fun.
(c) Old and moldy.
(d) Fun and messy.

5. What recipe is at the end of Chapter One?
(a) Roast Pork with Sage Stuffing.
(b) Fried Squash.
(c) Carrots in Apricot Glaze.
(d) Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Primrose not feel any grief over her parents' loss?

2. What incident takes place while Primrose is in the Cantina's store, making Mr. Cantina very angry?

3. What finally happens to Lena, the creator of the boiled potato recipe?

4. Why does Primrose believe her parents are safe on an island when everyone else thinks they are dead?

5. Who does Miss Honeycut have crush on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Primrose do when her mother smoked? What reminds her of this?

2. How does Miss Bowzer feel about Uncle Jack's actions as a real estate developer?

3. Is Uncle Jack a "developer" as the children claim?

4. What happens to Mr. Cantina's dog while Primrose is in the drugstore.

5. In Chapter 1, what has happened to Primrose's parents?

6. Does Primrose believe her parents are dead after the raincoat is found?

7. The children who taunt her remind Primrose of what vegetable?

8. What does Sheriff Peters show Primrose at his office?

9. Primrose searches her mother's notebook for clues, but finds only what?

10. What does Primrose decide to collect in her mother's notebook?

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