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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Barbara's response when Murray asked if she and Victor were having an affair?
(a) She said she wanted a divorce to marry Victor.
(b) She said they never talked about it.
(c) She said they were having an affair.
(d) She said they talked about it but never did anything.

2. Who is the housekeeper at Jack's aunt's house?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Jillie.
(c) Joanne.
(d) Judy.

3. What does Almeda wonder when she hears the sounds in the night?
(a) If someone has been murdered.
(b) If the alley cats are getting into trash cans.
(c) If the couple next door is having a party.
(d) If the neighborhood bully is bashing mailboxes again.

4. What leaves a big stain on the floor of Almeda's house?
(a) Raspberry pie.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Varnish.
(d) Grape jelly.

5. Which of the following does Hazel NOT think regarding Dudley?
(a) He is an upstanding man.
(b) It is terrible that he abandoned Judy.
(c) It is unfair that Antoinette should suffer.
(d) He will never know his daughter.

6. What is the name of Brenda's lover's hometown?
(a) Marblehead.
(b) Five Points.
(c) Portland.
(d) Mackinac.

7. Miss Dobie recites a poem about a girl named ________________.
(a) Janie.
(b) Jillie.
(c) Jenna.
(d) Janette.

8. What did the man in #79 do during the war?
(a) He was a cook.
(b) He was a pilot.
(c) He was an officer.
(d) He was a reporter.

9. In contrast to her lover, Brenda's husband feels as heavy as ______________________.
(a) a wrecking ball.
(b) a ton of blankets.
(c) a truck.
(d) a load of bricks.

10. Who came to care for Ellie?
(a) An old friend.
(b) A nurse.
(c) Another sister.
(d) A cousin.

11. Why does Hazel want to travel to the town in #57?
(a) Because her husband was there during the war.
(b) Because she wants to see her family.
(c) Because she needs a vacation.
(d) Because she wants to visit a friend who is sick.

12. What does Almeda do when she sees the person slumped against her fence?
(a) She sends a boy to get a police officer.
(b) She gets Jarvis.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She takes the woman into her house.

13. Hazel decides to travel to a town in which country?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

14. What does Robert do when Ellie dies?
(a) Marries the nurse.
(b) Shoots himself.
(c) Sells the farm.
(d) Moves to California.

15. What street in Almeda's town has some undesirable homes and people?
(a) Juniper Street.
(b) Maple Street.
(c) Mulberry Street.
(d) Pearl Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brenda's lover tells her about a/an _______________ family which moved to his hometown.

2. What did the girl in #28 pay local boys to do?

3. Who is Murray's wife?

4. The family in #25 opened what type of shop?

5. Who is Brenda's husband?

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