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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many acres does Del's family live on?
(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 19
2. Which of the following does not bother Del about Major's having to be put down?
(a) It is deliberate
(b) It is an accident
(c) It is intentional
(d) It is calculating
3. What does Del's family raise?
(a) Foxes
(b) Chicken
(c) Minks
(d) Chinchillas
4. What does Del's father not want to believe about the family dog?
(a) That he is a mutt
(b) That he can speak
(c) That he will run away
(d) That he will kill again
5. Benny is a collector of ________________.
(a) People
(b) Fenton glass
(c) Antiques
(d) Clutter
6. Where does Del's mother rent a house?
(a) In the suburbs
(b) In a neighboring town
(c) In the country
(d) In town
7. Who tries to force Del to view Uncle Craig's body?
(a) Owen
(b) Del's mother
(c) Aunt Elspeth
(d) Mary Agnes
8. Owen asks Del whether a prayer for Major would mean ___________________.
(a) He would stop killing
(b) He would stop escaping
(c) He wouldn't be shot
(d) He would go to heaven
9. What does Del find especially troubling about Major's death?
(a) Missing Major's funny tricks
(b) The deliberateness of the act
(c) Choosing the best place to bury Major
(d) Missing Major licking her face
10. What product does Del's mother sell?
(a) Aprons
(b) Homemade jam
(c) Vacuum cleaners
(d) Encyclopedias
11. Which of the following does Del not wish to believe in?
(a) That her mother is the woman in the painting
(b) Uncle Bill's version of their childhood
(c) That she will have six children
(d) The world presented in Benny's newspapers
12. What happens to Uncle Craig's manuscript?
(a) Del has it published
(b) Del makes arrangements to have it edited
(c) Del assumes it is ruined
(d) Del donates it to the library
13. Del's mother denounces religion and _______________________________.
(a) Spirituality
(b) Greed
(c) The idea that Christ died on the cross for us
(d) Hypocrisy
14. During what months do Del's mother and the children live in the rented house?
(a) June to September
(b) September to June
(c) September to December
(d) October to January
15. Who is Aunt Moira's and Uncle Bob's daughter?
(a) Mary Anne
(b) Mary Elizabeth
(c) Mary Jane
(d) Mary Agnes
Short Answer Questions
1. What news does Del receive when she returns home from her aunts' house?
2. What role does Del take on to help her mother in her job?
3. What does Del do to try to understand religion?
4. Which of the following is not something Del notes as different in town and the country?
5. How long to Uncle Bill and Aunt Nile stay at Del's house?
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