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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 is Willa Jo's demeanor toward Aunt Patty?
(a) Caring.
(b) Obedient.
(c) Loving.
(d) Rebellious.

2. What game do Willa Jo, Little Sister and Cynthia play?
(a) Hopscotch.
(b) Jacks.
(c) Pick-Up Sticks.
(d) Barrel or Monkeys.

3. What has Little Sister not done since Baby died?
(a) Left the house.
(b) Talked.
(c) Entered Baby's room.
(d) Eaten.

4. How long will the girls be staying with Aunt Patty?
(a) 6 seeks.
(b) It is uncertain.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 months.

5. What can Willa Jo not tell her mother on the phone?
(a) That they are happy at Aunt Patty's.
(b) That she kissed a boy.
(c) That she is taking swimming lessons.
(d) That she is sewing a new dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Aunt Patty NOT do at Noreen's house?

2. What is the first thing that Aunt Patty does when Willa Jo and Little Sister arrive at her house?

3. Who is Liz' youngest brother?

4. Aunt Patty likes to sit on the patio with a stack of magazines and ___________________.

5. What does Isaac bring to Little Sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the rules that Aunt Patty has in her house?

2. What is Willa Jo doing at the beginning of the book which irritates and frustrates her Aunt Patty?

3. What act does Aunt Patty put on when Mrs. Teasley sees the girls on the roof?

4. Who is Miss Pettibone and why is she irritated with Little Sister?

5. Who does Aunt Patty threaten to call if the girls won't come down from the roof and how does Willa Jo stonewall her?

6. Explain how Aunt Patty's control issues frustrate her regarding the girls.

7. How does Liz respond to Aunt Patty who tries to make Liz feel bad by saying that her nieces associate with Cynthia Wainwright?

8. What warnings does Aunt Patty give the girls about the family across the street?

9. Who is Elizabeth Fingers and how do the girls meet her?

10. Why does Willa Jo resent Uncle Hob's response to the girls' new clothes and why does Willa Jo think that Aunt Patty doesn't know much about children?

(see the answer keys)

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