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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. Whose car broke down the night Danny killed himself?
(a) Ian's.
(b) Doug's.
(c) Dot's.
(d) Cicely's

2. What does Doug think about being retired?
(a) He finds it boring.
(b) He has enough time to help with the children.
(c) He can finally plant a garden.
(d) He's so busy.

3. What does Doug Bedloe teach at the high school?
(a) Algebra.
(b) English.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Social Studies.

4. What does Kenny Larson's doctor say the children need before they can go in the above ground pool?
(a) Sunscreen.
(b) Bathing caps.
(c) Swim lessons.
(d) Eardrops.

5. How does Agatha wake up Lucy when she's been sleeping for a long time?
(a) Loud music.
(b) A spoonful of instant coffee in a coke.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Fresh air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Ian read to Agatha and Thomas at the Bedloe house after Lucy has died?

2. Who told Mrs. Jordan the name of Agatha and Thomas' father?

3. Where did Danny and Lucy first meet?

4. What did Reverend Emmett start when he dropped out of an Episcopal Seminary?

5. When Ian arrives home from college for Lucy's funeral, what does Bee do the first night he is home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Ian's reasons for sending the children to Second Chance Day Camp.

2. How did Danny and Lucy meet?

3. Why does Thomas follow the rule of not eating sugar so that he will be considered a good Christian?

4. Why are all the kids at Camp Second Chance terrified of Sister Audrey?

5. What does "difficult ages" mean to Bee and why do they have their own table at family celebrations?

6. Why does Lucy visit the typewriter shop?

7. What does Doug Bedloe do to find Agatha and Thomas' father?

8. How does Doug get involved with the foreigners on Waverly Street?

9. How do Ian's suspicions about Lucy's behavior influence Danny's death?

10. Explain how Reverend Emmett founded The Church of the Second Chance.

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