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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many reading levels did Mary progress during her first week in the Antelope school?
(a) 7 reading levels.
(b) 15 reading levels.
(c) 18 reading levels.
(d) 11 reading levels.

2. When Mary arrived back home after running to the neighbor's for help, what were Hector and Lecia doing together?
(a) Crying.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Reading a book.

3. Which of the following aspects of Cascade's landscape did NOT fascinate Mary and Lecia upon their arrival in the new city?
(a) Fields of wildflowers.
(b) Caves full of bats.
(c) Cold mountain streams.
(d) Abandoned mines.

4. Where did Mary move to attend graduate school in her adulthood?
(a) To the Western Plains.
(b) To the Deep South.
(c) To the Midwest.
(d) To the East Coast.

5. Which member of Mary's family encouraged her to begin defending herself on the playground?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

6. How did Mary attack Rickey Carter?
(a) She spat on him.
(b) She kicked him.
(c) She hit him.
(d) She bit him.

7. What did Mr. McBride do for the Karr family while he was employed?
(a) He was the butler.
(b) He was the stable master.
(c) He was the gardener.
(d) He was the chauffeur.

8. What instrument did Hector like to listen to Lecia play?
(a) Violen.
(b) Trombone.
(c) Flute.
(d) Piano.

9. Along with Mary, who else believed that stepping on sidewalk cracks was terrible luck?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Lecia.
(c) Hector.
(d) Pete.

10. Which of the following objects was NOT present in Mary and Lecia's imagination of the ward where their mother was being kept?
(a) White walls.
(b) Straight jackets.
(c) Nurses with needles.
(d) Shock therapy.

11. What was the name of the bar Charlie owned?
(a) The Cattleman.
(b) The Bucking Bronco.
(c) The Andalusian.
(d) The Longhorn.

12. Why was Mary anxious to get to the hotel on their way to the World's Fair?
(a) To swim in the pool.
(b) To inspect the mini fridge.
(c) To sleep in the bed.
(d) To eat from the snack machine.

13. During the school day, where did the students at Mary's school in Antelope sit, which always astounded her?
(a) On the floor.
(b) Outside, on the grass.
(c) At their desks.
(d) Wherever they felt like it.

14. How did the operator of the payphone treat the Karr girls as they were trying to make a collect call?
(a) She was rude to them.
(b) She was kind to them.
(c) She was confused by them.
(d) She ignored them.

15. What did the girls in Mary's classroom typically do during their recess from school?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Dance.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Swear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Pete when he suffered his first stroke?

2. What did Hector and Charlie spend most of their time doing after their marriage?

3. Where did Charlie meet the man that she asked to babysit Mary, and who later sexually assaulted her, while she was home sick from school?

4. What was the pistol Charlie kept in her purse studded with?

5. How old was Hector's cousin Purdy when Mary and Lecia were sent to stay with her?

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