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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lorraine's mother keep asking her to explain where the stockings come from?
(a) To see if she can catch Lorraine in a lie.
(b) She secretly worries they come from a boy.
(c) Because she's very forgetful.
(d) She always has a habit of repeating herself.

2. Following the party, what is Lorraine still wearing after arriving at her own home?
(a) Mrs. Pignati's ruffled dress.
(b) A toga.
(c) A red party hat.
(d) John's sweater.

3. After seeing John try on some of Mr. Pignati's clothes, what does Lorraine do?
(a) Takes a picture of him.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Tries on Mrs. Pignati's clothes.
(d) Makes fun of him.

4. After playing the complicated story game with Mr. Pignati, John and Lorraine get the same answer as their first item, which is_____.
(a) Magic.
(b) Money.
(c) Fun.
(d) Love.

5. After John and Lorraine go back to Mr. Pignati's house, while he remains in the hospital, what does Lorraine do?
(a) Throws away the skates.
(b) Cooks dinner.
(c) Sobs uncontrollably.
(d) Draws a picture.

6. John comes to realize that he greatly values his friendship with who?
(a) Norton.
(b) His parents.
(c) His brother.
(d) The Pigman.

7. Who shows up to John's and Lorraine's party?
(a) John's brother.
(b) Lorraine's teacher.
(c) Several of their friends.
(d) Mr. Pignati's friends.

8. What happens when John climbs up the stairs in roller skates and Mr. Pignati attempts to follow?
(a) There's a knock at the door.
(b) John falls down onto Mr. Pignati.
(c) Mr. Pignati grabs his chest and falls.
(d) The phone rings.

9. Norton gains notoriety when he gets caught stealing what?
(a) Blue crayons.
(b) The teacher's purse.
(c) Tissue boxes.
(d) A bag of marshmallows.

10. What does Mr. Pignati buy at the department store for both Lorraine and John?
(a) Roller skates.
(b) Chocolate truffles.
(c) Beach balls.
(d) Gingerbread cookies.

11. John tells Lorraine that he knows what happens to Mrs. Pignati because he finds:
(a) A goodbye letter from Mrs. Pignati.
(b) A sad letter written by Mr. Pignati.
(c) A notice from a psychiatric hospital.
(d) Her funeral bill.

12. Why does John's father have to quit drinking?
(a) He is involved in a drunk driving accident.
(b) John's mother threatens to leave him.
(c) He develops a brain tumor.
(d) He is diagnosed with sclerosis of the liver.

13. After John and Lorraine apologize to Mr. Pignati, where does the man agree to meet them?
(a) Train station.
(b) Department store.
(c) School.
(d) Zoo.

14. Right before Mr. Pignati comes home from the hospital, what do Lorraine and John decide to do?
(a) Bake him oatmeal cookies.
(b) Re-arrange his pigs.
(c) Clean his house.
(d) Make a "welcome home" poster.

15. What does John tell Lorraine about the party he's planning at Mr. Pignati's house?
(a) A party cheers everyone up.
(b) It's their only chance for a party away from their parents.
(c) The Pigman wants them to have fun.
(d) The Pigman tells him to throw a party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following Lorraine's heart to heart talk with her mother in the kitchen, the teen feels that_____.

2. As a result of what Norton plays with when he is little, according to John, Norton becomes what?

3. After Lorraine and John discover what happens to Mrs. Pignati, how do Mr. Pignati's jokes make Lorraine feel?

4. In the silence that follows Mr. Pignati telling the teens that his wife is dead, what does Lorraine offer John?

5. As John explores the house, while Mr. Pignati is at the hospital, Lorraine asks what he's doing. What does he reply?

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