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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 does Carolyn Simpson refuse to do with her boyfriend?
(a) Skip school.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Go bowling.
(d) Remind Mr. Beers that they know about his affair.

2. Why does Ep fight with a local man in Part 1: Chapter 3?
(a) The man calls his son's stupid.
(b) The man says he has more money than Ep.
(c) The man calls Ep a coward.
(d) The man says Ep's wife is ugly.

3. What play is the class studying when Molly and Connie Pen come up with a plan to make their teacher like them?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The Aeneid.
(c) King Lear.
(d) The Twelfth Night.

4. In Chapter 1:Part 1, what conclusion does Molly come to about her birth mother?
(a) That she never meant to give Molly up.
(b) That she is famous.
(c) That she must have been African American.
(d) That she couldn't have loved Molly very much.

5. In Chapter 1: Part 1, what does Molly do after she and Carrie argue?
(a) Runs away to a nearby woods.
(b) Begs Carrie to forgive her.
(c) Tells the police Carrie hit her.
(d) Goes to a friend's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Molly that Carl has died?

2. Why does Connie Pen become angry at Molly and Carolyn Simpson?

3. What happens when Molly sleeps over at Leota Bisland's house?

4. Where does Molly work during her senior year of high school?

5. Who does Molly admit she has a crush on in Part 2: Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leroy tell Earl that the raisin box contains rabbit feces?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what is Leroy upset about when he and Molly discuss whether or not Molly might be gay?

3. At the end of the novel, why is Molly bitter about the way her life has turned out?

4. What do Molly's actions toward Leroy following Jennifer's death reveal about her character?

5. Why does Molly tell Carl she wants to move away from Florida?

6. What are some of the reasons Leroy and Molly begin to grow apart in Part 2: Chapter 7?

7. Do you think Molly's trick on Earl Stambach was an effective way to make him stop "ratting" on her?

8. What were the circumstances under which Calvin got a woman pregnant and then came to New York?

9. In Part 3: Chapter 13, whom does Holly equate Molly's desires to make it on her own with, and why does she think Molly should become a kept woman?

10. Why is Molly sad after revealing to Polina Bellantoni that she is a lesbian?

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