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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 profession did Willa Jo's father, grandfathers and great-grandfathers have?
(a) Chef.
(b) Miner.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Minister.

2. No one in Elizabeth's family is __________________.
(a) mean.
(b) smart.
(c) funny.
(d) short.

3. How many pets does Aunt Patty have?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What job does Elizabeth have?
(a) Working at the dime store.
(b) Babysitting.
(c) Washing dishes at the ice cream store.
(d) Selling snacks at the movie theater.

5. What is Cynthia's last name?
(a) Wortham.
(b) Woerster.
(c) Wethersley.
(d) Wainwright.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aunt Patty asks her husband if the girls look like __________________ in their new clothes.

2. What does Elizabeth do when Willa Jo and Little Sister cry?

3. What store does Aunt Patty take the girls to that Willa Jo thinks is fantastic?

4. How many times does Aunt Patty wash the kitchen floor after the creatures in #35 are removed?

5. Why is Miss Pettibone annoyed with Little Sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Willa Jo and Little Sister doing that makes Aunt Patty so upset and especially frustrated with Willa Jo?

2. Describe how Cynthia Wainwright antagonizes the girls when she comes for a visit.

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

4. How does Aunt Patty surprise Noreen and the girls one day while they are napping?

5. What did Willa Jo and Little Sister's mother tell them about where Baby went?

6. Why are Aunt Patty's pleas for the girls to come down off the roof futile?

7. Why is Willa Jo envious of the relationship Liz has with her mother?

8. How does Little Sister communicate since she has stopped talking, and what does Aunt Patty think about it?

9. Why is Willa Jo especially sensitive about keeping Little Sister safe?

10. How does Aunt Patty feel when she hears the girls tell their mother that they want to come home?

(see the answer keys)

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