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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. What song did Charlie sing under her breath while driving erratically through the rain-whipped streets during the hurricane?
(a) "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse".
(b) "Pirate Jenny".
(c) "Mack the Knife".
(d) "The Policeman and the BIshop".

2. How tall was the wave of water Pete saw flooding in from the hurricane?
(a) Ten feet tall.
(b) Five feet tall.
(c) Fifteen feet tall.
(d) Twenty feet tall.

3. Who was the first member of the family to see Grandma Moore's dead body?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Aunt Iris.
(d) Lecia.

4. With what type of weapon did Charlie threaten to harm her daughters?
(a) A knife.
(b) A stick.
(c) A rock.
(d) A gun.

5. What war was Robert returning home from when he decided to commit suicide?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness was Charlie diagnosed to die from at the age of two?

2. To which caged animal did Mary compare her mother while visiting the Houston zoo?

3. What method did Grandma Moore employ to ensure that Mary and Lecia exhibited "proper behavior"?

4. In whose arms did Mary's older sister pretend to sleep while the doctor was checking her out at the opening of the memoir?

5. Who took a death photograph of Charlie, thinking she wouldn't make it through the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Pete react when Mary announced that she didn't want her mother to return from the mental institution?

2. How did the Karr family cope when they were all struck with insomnia at the same time?

3. What was the effect of the many years of hard drinking on Pete's body?

4. How did the Karr family react when Lecia was attacked by the jellyfish at the beach?

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

6. In what ways did Mary try to care for her father when he came to live with the family after being released from the hospital?

7. How did music affect Charlie's mood during her depression?

8. What happened while Mary was reading the book Charlotte's Web while staying home sick from school?

9. What was Pete's reaction to the news that his daughters would be coming to stay with him full-time?

10. What memory of her mother's childhood was the only one Mary kept with her while growing up?

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