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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. On Saturdays, what does the Church of the Second Chance do?
(a) Prayer meetings.
(b) Takes the day off.
(c) Cleans the church.
(d) Performs good works for people.

2. What does Daphne encourage Ian to do when he's driving her home and they see a motorist in a green Ford?
(a) Pass him.
(b) Shout at him.
(c) Wave.
(d) Beep the horn.

3. How tall is Rita?
(a) Five feet, six inches.
(b) Six feet.
(c) Six feet, two inches.
(d) Five feet.

4. Who brought home a saltcellar shaped like a robot?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Ian.
(c) Doug.
(d) Thomas.

5. At the end of Chapter Seven, what do the children say they want for Ian?
(a) Somebody wonderful enough to deserve him.
(b) More money.
(c) Better clothes.
(d) A housekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Millet?

2. How did Thomas Dulsimore die?

3. How does Stuart divert Rita so she'll stay seated and not go into the kitchen to cook on Christmas Day?

4. What does Daphne shout to the lady in the green Ford?

5. After divorcing Thomas Dulsimore, where did Lucy move?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Doug want to keep particular items of Bee's when the children are cleaning out the house?

2. Why is it significant that Ian discovers Lucy's jewelry box with her important papers?

3. How does Ian respond to Reverend Emmett advice to "view your burden as a gift"?

4. How is it evident that Daphne just wants what's best for her uncle Ian?

5. Why do the children think that Ian needs a wife?

6. How does Miss Pennington respond to Ian at the dinner party?

7. When Rita begins talking about having children, why is Ian reluctant at first?

8. In Chapter Ten, what is Agatha's memory of recovering from the flu by eating Hearts of Palm salad?

9. Describe Ian's reaction when Reverend Emmett suggests that he train for the ministry.

10. Describe Daphne's dream that she tells her family and guests at the dinner party.

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