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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) Purple -- "the color of spring lilacs."
(b) Orange -- "the color of carrots in apricot glaze."
(c) Blond -- "the color of autumn wheat."
(d) Green -- "the color of leaves in the summer."

2. Where are Primrose's sweaters left?
(a) In the gym.
(b) At Uncle Jack's house.
(c) At Miss Perfidy's house.
(d) At her parent's house.

3. What is so unusual about Miss Perfidy's memory?
(a) She can't remember anything.
(b) She "remembers" things that never happened.
(c) She can't remember names.
(d) Nothing -- it's very ordinary.

4. What business owner is unhappy with Uncle Jack's attempts to make the town fancier?
(a) Miss Bowzer.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) Mrs. Brown.
(d) Mr. Cantina.

5. Who calls the sheriff when Primrose is in the store?
(a) Mrs. Cantina.
(b) Miss Honeycut.
(c) Uncle Jack.
(d) Miss Bowzer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sheriff shows Primrose something that has been found near a deserted island. What is it?

2. What does Primrose decide to write in her mother's notebook?

3. Primrose's belongings are divided between three places. What are they?

4. Miss Bowzer's restaurant is unique because every item is served on top of what?

5. What group meets to decide who will have custody of Primrose?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Primrose believe in intuition?

2. Why are Primrose's sweaters left at Miss Perfidy's house?

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

4. Why does Primrose slip into the drugstore one day?

5. Of what is Primrose unfairly accused in the drugstore?

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

7. What has happened to Primrose's father in the first chapter?

8. Who visits Uncle Jack and brings him lemon cookies?

9. Why does Uncle Jack want to change Coal Harbour?

10. Where does Primrose stay during her parents' absence in Chapter 1?

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