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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. From what sort of addiction does third brother-in-law suffer, according to middle sister?
(a) An exercise addiction.
(b) An alcohol addiction.
(c) A sex addiction.
(d) A gambling addiction.

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

3. In what activity does middle sister like to engage while she is walking?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Reading.
(c) Eating.
(d) Singing.

4. What is middle sister's intention when she picks up the head of the animal in the ten-minute area?
(a) To bury it somewhere green.
(b) To use it for a photography project.
(c) To use it to cast a spell.
(d) To show it to maybe-boyfriend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does middle sister assert in Chapter 2 that she will never give up?

2. At what time of day does middle sister's college French class take place?

3. Middle sister says that every other student in the class is different from her in what way?

4. A group of how many girlfriends of paramilitaries approach middle sister one night at a bar, frightening her into politeness?

5. To what location had da really been traveling during his lengthy periods away from the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What horrific and significant event had occurred when middle sister was nine years old?

2. Who is the milkman?

3. Which member of middle sister's family does she despise and why?

4. What does maybe-boyfriend suspect about middle sister's reasons for never meeting him in her own neighborhood?

5. To what location must middle sister travel in order to attend a French language college class and why is this significant?

6. What truths does middle sister reveal to ma during their first conversation about the milkman?

7. Discuss one quality within French teacher's personality that qualifies her as a "beyond-the-pale," (69) according to middle sister.

8. For what reason does middle sister discuss the activities that go on in the park where she likes to go for runs?

9. What is the ten-minute-area?

10. Describe an instance when sound is used to underscore a particular theme within Chapter 1.

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