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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes by to visit Gail unexpectedly after she receives the large arrangement of flowers?
(a) Steve.
(b) Madam Malevich.
(c) Alison.
(d) Phil.

2. What kind of flowers were delivered to Gail from the most expensive florist in town?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Chrysanthemums.
(d) Dahlias.

3. What grade is it revealed that Gail is in when she's talking with Miss Venable?
(a) 12th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 10th.

4. What does Steve's father do for a living, according to Gail's description?
(a) UPS man.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Mail carrier.

5. Phil points out to Gail that, "As my mother would say, you tend to lower the ________."
(a) Tone.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Bar.
(d) Sanctity of the school.

6. Miss Venable calls the note __________ and that it's not just child nastiness, that it's deeply disturbed.
(a) Harmless.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Boring.
(d) Psychotic.

7. What did Steve have a paper due on that made it nearly impossible for Gail to coax him out of his house?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Holocaust.
(d) New Deal.

8. What does Gail think she hears when she finally wakes up in the hospital a short time later?
(a) Steve sighing.
(b) Phil laughing.
(c) Alison crying.
(d) A man crying.

9. What is the reason Gail's dad gives for not being at work at the time Gail wakes up?
(a) He wants to be with her.
(b) It's Sunday.
(c) It's a holiday.
(d) He doesn't have a job.

10. Where does Gail's dad say that he is going to go as he grabs his keys one night?
(a) The school.
(b) The Lawvers'.
(c) Mrs. Montgomery's house.
(d) The police.

11. What does Gail not want the doctors to do to her as she is lying in bed?
(a) Keep her overnight.
(b) Give her another shot of Valium.
(c) Talk to her.
(d) Let her parents see her.

12. What does Gail say that she feels like doing, though she isn't actually going to?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Cry.
(c) Vomit.
(d) Eat.

13. What does Gail call the ER doctor once she realizes she has already forgotten his name?
(a) Dr. M.
(b) Dr. X.
(c) Dr. ER.
(d) Dr. Nobody.

14. Phil explains that the phone calls he made were just to _______________.
(a) See what she'd do.
(b) Check on her nerves.
(c) Keep in touch.
(d) Scare her.

15. In her mind, Gail tells her father to stop looking so _______________ when she looks at him.
(a) Dull.
(b) Fragile.
(c) Middle-aged.
(d) Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ted points out to Gail, "____________ was your father's word. Think about what you want first of all."

2. Gail's mother talks about Gail's father: "He was so certain something could be done legally, and now he's just --- _____________."

3. What does Gail ask when Miss Venable asks them if they have appointments?

4. What is the standard procedure for getting an appointment with a counselor?

5. How much money did Aunt Viola usually send to Gail on her birthday each year?

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