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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 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 kill again
(d) That he will run away

2. Which of the following does Del not wish to believe in?
(a) That her mother is the woman in the painting
(b) The world presented in Benny's newspapers
(c) Uncle Bill's version of their childhood
(d) That she will have six children

3. What are the names of Del's aunts?
(a) Elspeth and Graciela
(b) Elspeth and Grace
(c) Elise and Grace
(d) Elsie and Grace

4. One day Del decides she no longer wants to be her mother's _____________________.
(a) Trick pony
(b) Daughter
(c) Bridge partner
(d) Confidante

5. What reality about Uncle Benny does Del try to understand?
(a) His marriage has failed
(b) He is moving away
(c) He is sometimes cruel
(d) He has had an affair

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aunt Moira's and Uncle Bob's daughter?

2. Who is the boarder that Del's mother takes in?

3. What is the name of the store Del must pass to get home?

4. Del's mother denounces religion and _______________________________.

5. What is Del's favorite thing out of all of Benny's possessions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances of Del's biting Mary Agnes?

2. What do Del's aunts believe about ambition in life?

3. Who is Mary Agnes?

4. What does Del learn about Uncle Bill shortly after he leaves?

5. What prompts Del to call Uncle Bill her "fairy godfather?"

6. How does Del behave when she no longer wants to participate in her mother's sales calls?

7. What is Del's favorite of Benny's possessions?

8. What is Del's experience with prayer related to her sewing lessons?

9. How does Del manage the news that Uncle Craig has died?

10. What is Del's mother's occupation in this chapter?

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