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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. How old is Alvah's granddaughter?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

2. What time does Lily begin her Tuesday evening cleaning job?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 5:00.
(d) 6:00.

3. What Shakespearean play does Lily mention in Chapter 5?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Coriolanus.
(c) The Tempest.
(d) Titus Andronicus.

4. What are the main colors in Lily's living room?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Dark and light green.
(c) Tan and brown.
(d) Dark blue and tan.

5. Where might Lily take Marie Hofstettler on the days Lily works for her?
(a) K Mart or Kroger.
(b) Doctor's office.
(c) Library.
(d) Wal Mart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the town where Lily lived with her parents?

2. Including the narrator's house, how many houses are on narrator's street?

3. How many days ago does Lily estimate that Bobo left pizza in his room?

4. How old is Marshall?

5. What color is is the narrator's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Lily have a key to the dentist's office when she first started cleaning there?

2. Why did Rooster, one member of the biker gang, give Lily a gun?

3. Describe Lily's backyard.

4. Why did Pardon Albee pick up Marie Hofstettler's rent check every month?

5. Who does Lily see during her walk in Chapter 1?

6. Describe Lily's living room.

7. What typical sibling rivalry did Lily and her sister have when they were growing up together?

8. Why does Marie Hofstettler believe she should call the police Tuesday morning?

9. Why did Lily choose to live in Shakespeare?

10. Why does Lily say that Alvah has gone downhill since she and her husband moved to the apartment complex?

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