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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is middle sister's favorite running partner?
(a) Thingy.
(b) First brother-in-law.
(c) Third brother-in-law.
(d) Maybe-boyfriend.

2. Middle sister believes that the milkman's threats in relation to maybe-boyfriend have to do with maybe-boyfriend's procurement of what object?
(a) A car part.
(b) A stick of butter.
(c) A pram.
(d) A coffee pot.

3. How old was maybe-boyfriend when his parents left home to pursue full-time their ballroom-dancing careers?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 21.

4. Which character has been making lewd remarks to middle sister since the day he met her?
(a) Third brother-in-law.
(b) Thingy.
(c) The milkman.
(d) First brother-in-law.

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

6. Middle sister says that everyone in her neighborhood, renouncers or not, waits at least how many minutes before venturing outside once they hear the dogs start to bark?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 60.
(d) 45.

7. 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?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 19.

8. For about how long have middle sister and maybe-boyfriend been together at the period of time focused on in the narrative?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

9. Middle sister states in Chapter 2 that she feels what emotion toward third brother-in-law?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Sexual attraction.

10. What is the only event that ever causes maybe-boyfriend to become angry and combative?
(a) When others bully his best friend.
(b) When others talk about his absent parents.
(c) When others spread rumors about neighborhood women.
(d) When others talk about politics.

11. Middle sister states that in her district, renouncers-of-the-state are viewed as what?
(a) Heroes.
(b) Evildoers.
(c) Traitors.
(d) Rapscallions.

12. From what country is the flag adorning the car part awarded to maybe-boyfriend?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

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

14. What name is used throughout the novel to refer to maybe-boyfriend's best friend?
(a) Bobbie.
(b) Chef.
(c) Longest friend.
(d) Crash.

15. How old is the milkman at the time of the narrative's opening?
(a) Late forties.
(b) Early forties.
(c) Early thirties.
(d) Early twenties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does middle sister accuse third brother-in-law of ignoring?

2. What phrase does third brother-in-law use in response to middle sister's question about the sound she hears during their run?

3. 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?

4. In what activity does middle sister never engage while running?

5. What action does middle sister take when she hears the milkman make a veiled threat against maybe-boyfriend?

(see the answer keys)

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