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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. During her mental breakdown, what was Charlie screaming that she wanted to be?
(a) A good painter.
(b) A good Christian.
(c) A good mother.
(d) A good housewife.

2. What prompted the fight between Charlie and Pete on Mary's tenth birthday?
(a) Money.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A haircut.

3. What color gown did Charlie see Marlene Dietrich wearing when she stepped out of the limousine?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Gold.

4. What act of service did Pete and the girls perform for Charlie when she returned to Leechfield after the funeral?
(a) They gave her a massage.
(b) They bathed her.
(c) They cooked her dinner.
(d) They read passages from The Bible aloud to her.

5. Why did Charlie bring Mary to the hospital the day after Grandma Moore's surgery?
(a) Because Grandma requested to see the girl.
(b) Because she couldn't find a babysitter.
(c) To cheer Grandma up.
(d) So Mary can see the realities of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Mary want to purchase with the money she inherited from Grandma Moore's estate?

2. Which institution did Pete visit each week to pay a portion of his bill, but was never able to pay off completely?

3. What was the name of Charlie's cousin, who Grandma Moore thought had made all the right decisions in her life?

4. What did Grandma Moore show Mary as proof that Tex and Belinda were real people?

5. What was the only bill Pete managed to pay on time each month during the time his family was in the deepest financial strain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the Karr family left the Bridge Cafe soon after Mary's birthday?

2. What happened when Mary and Lecia were sent to spend the evening overnight with Hector's sister, Alecia?

3. What event led to Mary swearing that she would never step foot in Charlie's bar again?

4. What happened when Hector and Pete met face-to-face in Texas?

5. Where was Mary when she was sexually assaulted, and what was her reaction to the event?

6. After leaving the hospital, how did Charlie react when visiting the Houston Zoo?

7. Who was Bumper, and what happened to him when Pete was admitted into the hospital?

8. How did Mary tie together the news of the jellyfish attack with the news of Grandma Moore's death?

9. What story did Pete regularly tell about the way his father died?

10. How did Mary initially feel about Antelope when she and her family first moved there?

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