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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one object Ginnie writes about in "A Mom of Bold Action"?
(a) Towel.
(b) Bobby pin.
(c) Can opener.
(d) Saw.

2. Who comes to see Jeremy at night?
(a) Ben.
(b) Michael.
(c) Mr. U.
(d) Mrs. U.

3. How old does Jeremy think he is?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. Who is Derek's father?
(a) Keith.
(b) Tom.
(c) Michael.
(d) Henry.

5. What does Mike tell the Speakers is on the way in "Liberation Day"?
(a) Food.
(b) Help.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Drugs.

6. What is one thing Grandpa says he did not and does not know how to do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Cook.
(d) Organize marches.

7. How does Ginnie think of her house after the assault?
(a) As a sorcerer's lair.
(b) As the House of Victims.
(c) As an apartment.
(d) As a den.

8. Which cousin does the incident with Derek make Ginnie think of?
(a) Robert.
(b) Ricky.
(c) Henry.
(d) Don.

9. In "Love Letter," what is the lawyer Robbie asked about mostly doing these days?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Puttering in his yard.
(c) Walking.
(d) Eating.

10. What does Grandpa wish with all his heart for Robbie that is not possible?
(a) To have died sooner.
(b) To have found a better friend.
(c) To have passed on the country intact.
(d) To have had a place for him to stay.

11. What is one thing Grandpa says all is lost by doing?
(a) Stealing from neighbors.
(b) Arming oneself.
(c) Eating too much.
(d) Going to church.

12. Who joins Jeremy and the other Speakers at Mr. U's insistence for the performances?
(a) 11 Singers.
(b) 2 ferrets.
(c) 1 priest.
(d) 5 geese.

13. What does Jeremy do in order to prepare for the "city" performance?
(a) He travels to the city.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He watches a television show about the city.
(d) In order to prepare for the "city" performance, Jeremy studies the source material.

14. How does Ginnie feel after seeing the old man with the limp?
(a) Hungry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Angry.

15. What is the name of the mother in "A Mom of Bold Action"?
(a) Ginnie.
(b) Bennie.
(c) Heather.
(d) Pearl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following figures is involved in the Battle of Little Big Horn?

2. What kind of "beam" shoots out of the old man's forehead in Ginnie's fantasy?

3. What amps up the Speakers' performances?

4. Who is the child in "A Mom of Bold Action"?

5. What does the grandfather in "Love Letter" say is all we have once you get to a certain age?

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