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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George allows H to push her in what kind of a wheeled object?
(a) A go-kart.
(b) A stroller.
(c) A shopping cart.
(d) A chair.

2. George's mother told George that the castle nearby had been the site of a mass shooting how many years before?
(a) 70.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

3. In what month did George's mother want to watch a meteor shower?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) August.

4. By the time George tells Mrs. Rock about her surveillance theory, how many years have passed since George's mother's altercation with a politician?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. What position does Mrs. Rock hold within George's secondary school?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Counselor.
(d) Custodian.

6. Which character redefines the word "mystery" for George, describing it as originally having meant "a closing" (184)?
(a) Henry.
(b) H.
(c) Mrs. Rock.
(d) George's father.

7. What term had George's mother used to describe the chances of Francesco having been a female artist?
(a) Fat.
(b) Nada.
(c) Slim.
(d) Nil.

8. H asks George about a photograph in George's mother's study that features what town?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Venice.
(c) Ferrara.
(d) Padua.

9. What word had George's mother intended to write on the window above the politician's head as he sat eating a meal at a restaurant?
(a) Murderer.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Liar.
(d) Thief.

10. What term indicating class status had George's father used to describe Lisa?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Socialite.
(c) Proletariat.
(d) Jet-setter.

11. How many minutes at a time is George usually able to watch the pornographic video in her daily ritual?
(a) 5.
(b) 15
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

12. How does George respond to H's romantic gesture?
(a) She says she is straight.
(b) She does not respond.
(c) She says she is not ready.
(d) She says she needs time to think.

13. Which piece of information did George's mother forget during their visit to the museum, causing George to want to look it up on her mother's phone?
(a) Francesco's name.
(b) Leonardo's name.
(c) Michelangelo's name.
(d) Cosmo's name.

14. The second time H visits George's house, they go together to what kind of establishment to talk?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A playground.
(c) A mall.
(d) A parking structure.

15. In what city does George currently live with her father and her brother Henry?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Nice.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) Cambridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of damage to her room does George keep a secret from her father?

2. What was the difference in age between George's mother and father at the time of their wedding?

3. The narrator telling George's story states that at the time of the narrative's unfolding, "it's just past midnight on" (164) which holiday?

4. What sort of seating is provided within the room at the museum where Francesco's painting is hung?

5. What two terms had mysteriously flitted through George's head every time her mother had gotten out her phone during the trip to Italy?

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