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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of his fingers had Stryker broken in his life?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) Half of them.
(d) All of them.

2. What was the first thing Sunny taught herself to cook from her mother's notes?
(a) Chocolate croissant or pain au chocolat.
(b) Apple pastries or chaussons aux pommes.
(c) French toast or pain perdu.
(d) Ham sandwich or croque madame.

3. In August Escoffier's cookbook, what color ink did Lou use to underline some of the words?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

4. What is the date at the beginning of "The First Property of Thirst"?
(a) December 1.
(b) December 30.
(c) December 19.
(d) December 7.

5. In "The First Property of Thirst," how many years has Rocky been taking the same morning walk?
(a) 26.
(b) 37.
(c) 19.
(d) 41.

6. What does Cas always put in coffee when she drinks it?
(a) Orange peels.
(b) Lemon peels.
(c) Cream.
(d) Brandy.

7. How many hours a day do stoop laborers work picking things like strawberries, tomatoes, melons, spinach, cotton, or rice?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

8. How big is Lone Pine?
(a) 6 blocks long and 3 blocks wide.
(b) 5 blocks long and 2 blocks wide.
(c) 7 blocks long and 4 blocks wide.
(d) 10 blocks long and 8 blocks wide.

9. How old was Sunny when she started trying to translate her mother's writings by translating from French to English and deciphering her mother's handwriting?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

10. In "The First Property of Thirst," what mountain can Rocky see?
(a) Eureka Peak.
(b) Mount Inyo.
(c) Keynot Peak.
(d) Waucoba Mountain.

11. When was the river drained of snowmelt that fed the lake?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1930s.

12. According to Rev. Leslie, the Methodists minister, how long ago did most people leave the Valley?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 22 years.

13. Before getting on a boat to go to Europe, where was Sunny overwhelmed by all the people and she had to sit down?
(a) New York City.
(b) London.
(c) Munich.
(d) Paris.

14. How thick were the walls in the first adboe dwelling Rocky entered?
(a) 18 inches.
(b) 10 inches.
(c) 12 inches.
(d) 20 inches.

15. How old were Sunny and Stryker when they quit sharing a bedroom?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many camps are to be located throughout the United States for detaining Japanese-American citizens?

2. What instrument does Cas play?

3. What does Sunny say dill reminds her aunt of?

4. In "The First Property of Thirst," what opera does Rocky hear when he turns on the shortwave in the workshop?

5. What French cookbooks did Lou have?

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