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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. With whom does middle sister nearly collide when she stands up in the ten-minute area after picking up the head of an animal?
(a) The milkman.
(b) First brother-in-law.
(c) Real milkman.
(d) Maybe-boyfriend.

2. The only person in middle sister's neighborhood who is widely regarded as a shiny person is the sister of which character?
(a) Somebody McSomebody.
(b) Tablets girl.
(c) Maybe-boyfriend.
(d) Nuclear boy.

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

4. Middle sister finally reveals that she had been how old at the time of the mass-slaughter of animals in her neighborhood?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

5. Middle sister describes a night when all "but two" (94) of which animals in her neighborhood had been slaughtered by soldiers?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Hogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the milkman at the time of the narrative's opening?

2. In what way does the truth leech into the untrue rumors circulating about middle sister?

3. Middle sister notes that French teacher has "an unnerving amount of" (69) what?

4. What adjective is used to refer to middle sister's younger sisters?

5. Middle sister says that ma has been tormenting her about her lack of a husband since which one of her birthdays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contrast does middle sister point out between da's level of openness in life and his level of openness in death?

2. Who is the milkman?

3. Which elements of middle sister's second interaction with the milkman make her feel relatively safe?

4. What evidence does middle sister provide for her claim that third brother-in-law should have been designated as a "beyond-the-pale" (41) by now, but that he has not?

5. Which character does middle sister suspect of having started a rumor about herself and an older man?

6. Why are the students in middle sister's French class so loathe to hear the sky described as any other color besides blue?

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

8. What is the symbolism of the British tabloids and newspapers?

9. For what reason does the real milkman bring up the subject of wee sisters?

10. What event convinces middle sister that the tactics she has been using to ward off the milkman are not working?

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