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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following items is NOT described in detail in the opening passages of the prologue?
(a) The thin trees.
(b) The cutaway cliffs.
(c) The bright moon.
(d) The barren schoolyard.

2. Who acts as the go-between for Materia and her mother during the time she and her family live in Sydney?
(a) James Piper.
(b) Mrs. Luvovitz.
(c) Kathleen Piper.
(d) Mr. Luvovitz.

3. What is the name of Lily's favorite movie star, whom she is teased mercilessly for admiring?
(a) Mary Pickford.
(b) Greta Garbo.
(c) Claudette Colbert.
(d) Barbara Stanwyck.

4. Which of Kathleen's family members is the strongest supporter of her musical talent?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

5. Which of the following characters wake up the morning after Kathleen's death with blood in her slippers?
(a) Materia.
(b) Frances.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Lily.

6. What is the name of the city where the Piper family lives?
(a) Alabaster Cove.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) West Minster.
(d) New Waterford.

7. What is the name of Kathleen's accompanist in New York?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Rose.
(c) Violet.
(d) Lily.

8. Who does James borrow money from to jump start his new business?
(a) Mr. Mahmoud.
(b) Teresa Taylor.
(c) Leo Taylor.
(d) Benny Luvovitz.

9. What does everyone in town believe Kathleen died from?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) The black plague.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) The flu.

10. What is the name of Materia's firstborn daughter?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Lily.
(d) Frances.

11. How does Kathleen feel about New York when she finally moves there?
(a) She is apathetic to the city, focused only on her career.
(b) She falls in love with the city.
(c) She is terrified by the city and wants to return home.
(d) She is confused by the big city.

12. How does Materia react when she learns James will soon be returning home from the war?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is anxious.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is apathetic.

13. How old was James when his father moved out?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Fifteen.

14. After Kathleen was born, where did Materia find work as a piano player?
(a) At the Empire Theatre.
(b) At the elementary school.
(c) At the Baptist church.
(d) At a nearby French restaurant.

15. During what hours of the day does James work as a bootlegger?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) In the early evening.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) In the early morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the blame for moving the rocks around Ambrose's grave?

2. How old was Materia when she first met James?

3. When Mercedes isn't taking care of the house, what does she like to do in her free time?

4. What is the last thing Kathleen sees before she dies?

5. Which of the Piper family members create a family tree to show the generations who lived before them?

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