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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. In Gorey, how much money does Mr. Kinsella give the narrator to buy treats?
(a) 5 pence.
(b) A pound.
(c) 20 pence.
(d) 10 pence.

2. In Chapter 5, where does the narrator find Mrs. Kinsella crying?
(a) In the couple's bedroom.
(b) On the landing looking out a window.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) By the chest of drawers in the bedroom where the narrator is sleeping.

3. How many times does Mrs. Kinsella brush the narrator's hair before bed in Chapter 3?
(a) 25.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

4. What is on the door of the house where the wake is being held in Chapter 5?
(a) Black ribbon.
(b) Black bow.
(c) Black wreath.
(d) Black streamer.

5. What machine does Mrs. Kinsella show the narrator that she has not seen before?
(a) Freezer.
(b) Washing machine.
(c) Vacuum.
(d) Coffee machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the wake in Chapter 5, what does Mr. Kinsella pour for the narrator to drink?

2. As the narrator walks with the Kinsellas in Chapter 5, what color does she see leaning up against a gate?

3. In Chapter 3, what do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator make?

4. In Chapter 3, how many letters come in the mail?

5. What is the name of the ass in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can the narrator hear sometimes after she is in bed?

2. What clothes does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator in Gorey?

3. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator keep waiting for?

4. In Chapter 3, why does Mr. Kinsella have the narrator run?

5. What card does the narrator pick out at a gift gallery and why?

6. What does Mrs. Kinsella tell the narrator that a wake is like?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how does the narrator describe a typical day?

8. In Chapter 3, how does the narrator help the woman around the house?

9. What does Mrs. Kinsella do when Mr. Kinsella says they should buy the narrator some clothes?

10. How does the narrator call Mr. Kinsella in Chapter 3, and how does he react?

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