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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Smarsh's father born?
(a) Halloween in 1955.
(b) Christmas Day in 1960.
(c) Christmas Day in 1950.
(d) Labor Day in 1955.

2. How does Nick lose his pole barn in Chapter 2?
(a) It is struck by lightening.
(b) It burns when he and his father try to burn off some grass nearby.
(c) It is destroyed by a hurricane.
(d) It is destroyed in a tornado.

3. What did Smarsh's family do one July 4 to make money?
(a) Charged admission to their swimming pool.
(b) Sold fireworks.
(c) Sold hot dogs.
(d) Sold potato pancakes.

4. What was one of the side jobs Smarsh's mother used to do to make extra money?
(a) Cut people's hair.
(b) Sell cosmetics door to door.
(c) Sew clothes.
(d) Sell pastries.

5. What does Smarsh say her mother's true nature was?
(a) Despair.
(b) Anger.
(c) Severe serenity.
(d) Confusion.

6. How old was Betty when she got pregnant with Smarsh's mother?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

7. What does Nick teach Smarsh how to do to fall asleep more easily?
(a) Relax parts of her body one at a time.
(b) Recite poetry.
(c) Sing to herself.
(d) Listen to music.

8. What hit song did Smarsh like to sing along on the radio to that Jeannie did not like?
(a) Stand By Your Man.
(b) Witchy Woman.
(c) Coal Miner's Daughter.
(d) Trashy Women.

9. What rare ailment did Betty have in Chapter 2?
(a) Histpoplasmosis.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Legionnaire's Disease.
(d) Huntington's Disease.

10. Who did Smarsh say she became a mother to at a very young age?
(a) Her small cousin.
(b) Her own baby.
(c) Herself, her little brother, and her own young mother.
(d) Her little sister.

11. Who was Smarsh's paternal grandfather?
(a) Barry.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Chic.
(d) Bob.

12. What did Betty's sister Pud nickname Betty's and Arnie's farm?
(a) The Highlands.
(b) The Church.
(c) Camp Fun Farm.
(d) The Amusement Park.

13. What did Betty sometimes call Smarsh as a child?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Sue.
(c) Sis.
(d) Sarah Smurf.

14. In Chapter 2, what life-threatening occurrences befell Smarsh many times?
(a) Car wrecks.
(b) Lightening strikes.
(c) Near-drownings.
(d) Falls from cliffs.

15. How did Nick describe his own mother Teresa to Smarsh?
(a) She was a soft woman.
(b) She was not made for the farming life.
(c) She was a hard woman.
(d) She was a fantastic cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which American president was a native of rural Kansas?

2. What did Smarsh remember her father letting her do when they visited Betty in the hospital?

3. What structure did Nick Smarsh build that he was most proud of?

4. Who is Pud's older daughter?

5. What church did Nick and Jeannie marry in?

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