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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Diane feel when she heard what her survival rate was during radiation?
(a) Confused.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Unlucky.
(d) Abused.

2. How big was the author's mother's tumor?
(a) The size of an apple.
(b) The size of a grapefruit.
(c) The size of a cherry.
(d) The size of a kiwi.

3. Where did Diane live mostly while in chemotherapy treatments?
(a) The future.
(b) The present.
(c) The past.
(d) The next world.

4. What enraged Diane when she was ill?
(a) That her doctor lied to her.
(b) That she was dying.
(c) That her family could not accept her illness.
(d) That she was in so much pain.

5. Where was the author working during her mother's chemotherapy treatments?
(a) A refuge.
(b) A church.
(c) A museum.
(d) A college.

6. What causes the Great Salt Lake levels to lower?
(a) Drought.
(b) All of these.
(c) Strong inlets.
(d) Evaporation.

7. What did the author compare the Great Salt Lake to?
(a) A dinner plate.
(b) A tea kettle.
(c) A pot.
(d) A cup.

8. What did the author say she gauged her life by?
(a) Seasons.
(b) Culture.
(c) Children.
(d) Birds.

9. How long did it take the author to get from her house to the airport?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

10. What is the name of the author's brother?
(a) Hal.
(b) Hank.
(c) Howard.
(d) Henry.

11. Who did Diane know with a brain tumor?
(a) An aunt.
(b) A brother.
(c) A friend.
(d) A cousin.

12. In 1985, half a million ____________________ were purchased.
(a) Duck decoys.
(b) Plastic flamingos.
(c) Travel vouchers.
(d) Salt Lake crystals.

13. How deep is the Great Salt Lake?
(a) 33 feet.
(b) 23 feet.
(c) 13 feet.
(d) 43 feet.

14. What was the second option when the lake exceeded the limits?
(a) Store the water.
(b) Divert the Water.
(c) Diking the water.
(d) Pumping the water.

15. What saved the Mormon pioneers when their wheat fields were being destroyed?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Gulls.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took the author to the bird conservatory?

2. What were all the chapters in this first section named after?

3. How does the author's brother get out of church one day?

4. Where did the activities in this book take place?

5. What did the author test about the Great Salt Lake?

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