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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of abandoned building is blown up by a bomb near the end of Chapter 2?
(a) A house.
(b) A library.
(c) A butcher shop.
(d) A church.

2. Middle sister tells the reader that not taking what action is her primary method of "staying safe" (34)?
(a) Mentioning.
(b) Observing.
(c) Prevaricating.
(d) Analyzing.

3. In what activity does middle sister never engage while running?
(a) Using scissors.
(b) Taking a break.
(c) Reading.
(d) Eating.

4. To what location had da really been traveling during his lengthy periods away from the family?
(a) A orthopedic surgeon.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A mental hospital.
(d) A brothel.

5. What activity does middle sister assert in Chapter 2 that she will never give up?
(a) Running while reading.
(b) Reading while walking.
(c) Believing that da had loved his family.
(d) Teaching wee sisters how to hide their emotions.

6. Middle sister says that ma has been tormenting her about her lack of a husband since which one of her birthdays?
(a) Her 16th.
(b) Her 17th.
(c) Her 18th.
(d) Her 19th.

7. How many little girls comprise the group referred to as "wee sisters" (84)?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

8. Middle sister says that "those rare, baffling, radiant type of people" (88) referred to as shiny throughout the text had first been brought to her attention by a viewing of which Hitchcock film?
(a) Stranger on a Train.
(b) Psycho.
(c) Rear Window.
(d) Rope.

9. What kinds of abandoned buildings occupy the location called "the ten-minute area" (81)?
(a) Libraries.
(b) Homes.
(c) Churches.
(d) Banks.

10. What is NOT one of middle sister's objections to the idea of living with maybe-boyfriend when he suggests it?
(a) The need to be at home for her younger sisters.
(b) The possibility of harming their relationship.
(c) The damage that would be done to her reputation.
(d) The size of the hoard at maybe-boyfriend's house.

11. What objects does middle sister use to wrap the head of the animal she finds in the ten-minute area?
(a) Handkerchiefs.
(b) Court documents.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Facial tissues.

12. What sound does middle sister accuse third brother-in-law of ignoring?
(a) The sound of a camera.
(b) The sound of an explosion.
(c) The sound of a woman's scream.
(d) The sound of a gunshot.

13. Third brother-in-law surprises middle sister when he chides her about which of her actions?
(a) Reading while walking.
(b) Reading while running.
(c) Cooking while cleaning.
(d) Dating while finishing school.

14. How many objections does middle sister consider when maybe-boyfriend suggests that they move in together?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

15. In the novel's opening, how old is middle sister, the protagonist of the text?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. People who act outside of the societal norm are referred to as what?

2. Which character is middle sister's favorite running partner?

3. What color van does middle sister see across the street from her college class, causing her to think that the milkman is inside?

4. When middle sister believes that the milkman has followed her to her college class, she feels like a fool for believing that which tactic had worked?

5. How old were middle sister and Somebody McSomebody when he first made a romantic move, which middle sister then promptly rejected because she was not attracted to him?

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