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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. What happens when something unlucky happens?
(a) The lilacs bloom again.
(b) Gillian and Sally blame it on each other.
(c) Someone leaves town.
(d) The mayor gives a speech.

2. Who leaves his wife to marry?
(a) The judge.
(b) The police chief.
(c) The man Irene loves.
(d) The school principal.

3. How does Sally cope with the situation at her new school?
(a) She tries to blend in.
(b) She does not notice the problems.
(c) She fights back.
(d) She spends hours crying in the counselor's office.

4. Of what does Sally accuse Gillian of pawning?
(a) Sally's diamond earrings.
(b) A gift from Ben to Sally.
(c) Their mother's diamond bracelet.
(d) Their mother's ruby ring.

5. What is Kylie's special talent?
(a) She feels other people's emotions.
(b) She can make things grow.
(c) She can levitate herself and other things.
(d) She can become invisible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kylie say enjoys it when Sally and Gillian fight?

2. What does Ben do for a living?

3. For how long has the Owens family been held to account in the town?

4. What must Sally and Gillian Owens do?

5. What does Irene return to tell the aunts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sally do after her husband is killed?

2. Who does Sally marry, what children does she have and what are those children like?

3. Why does Gillian leave the aunts' home and what does she tell Sally?

4. How do the girls compare to each other and why do they not play with any of the children in town?

5. What does Gillian learn about Ben and how do the other women in town feel about him?

6. What do Sally and Gillian swear to each other and why do they swear it?

7. How does Kylie react to the birthday gift from her mother and the one from Gillian and what does Sally tell Gillian about Kylie?

8. What does Kylie hear from the man in the back yard and what does she try to do about it? What is the man causing everyone in the house to have?

9. What does Gillian tell Sally about her boyfriend, Jimmy?

10. Why is Kylie looking forward to her birthday and how does Antonia feel about being beautiful?

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