1. What is Elly's birth defect?
(a) She has no birth defect.
(b) She was born with a tail.
(c) She has flippers instead of hands and feet.
(d) She is a Siamese twin.

2. When Oly arrives home after visiting Miranda's work, what is she worried about that prevents her from falling asleep?
(a) The nightmares that plague her.
(b) Her own pride.
(c) The police coming to arrest her.
(d) Miranda's safety traveling home from work.

3. Which family member does the adult Oly live with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

4. What is surprising to Oly about Miranda?
(a) That she seems normal.
(b) That she doesn't seem to have any talent.
(c) That she is so shy.
(d) That she is unattractive.

5. What is on display in the Chute?
(a) The scientific directions for how each Binewski child was created.
(b) The Binewski children who have died.
(c) Photographs of the Binewski children throughout their childhoods.
(d) The awards that the Binewski children have won.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miranda reveals that she has recently been approached by a woman named Miss Lick with an interesting offer to make money. What does Miranda have to do in this deal?

2. How did the Binewski family children interact with the children of the town?

3. What is Chick's birth defect?

4. After Oly's visit to Miranda at work, what idea is reinforced in Oly's mind?

5. How does Crystal Lil watch television?

(see the answer key)

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