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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of C’s father’s second wife?
(a) Linda.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Elaine.

2. How old is Cee when her father decides to leave his wife and child?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

3. Which of the following kinds of soda do Cee and her brother drink?
(a) RC Cola.
(b) Dr Pepper.
(c) Coca-Cola.
(d) Sprite.

4. As which of the following does the novel define “bad mourning” (70)?
(a) “Certainty about acquisition.”
(b) “Ability to use both hands that is taken away.”
(c) “A rhythm of loss and replacement that would endlessly repeat.”
(d) “When there is death but no body.”

5. In what does C major in college?
(a) Women’s studies.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Marketing.
(d) History.

6. In which of the following suburbs do Cee and her family live at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Woodlawn.
(b) Pikesville.
(c) Towson.
(d) Garrison.

7. Which of the following schools does Cee attend?
(a) St. Christopher’s.
(b) St. Gregory’s.
(c) St. Anthony’s.
(d) St. Andrew’s.

8. Which of the following does Cee’s father accuse her of speaking?
(a) Calumny.
(b) Obloquy.
(c) Fib.
(d) Slander.

9. At what college does Cee’s father teach?
(a) Carolina Coastal College.
(b) Catonsville Community College.
(c) Charleston Community College.
(d) Contra Costa College.

10. The movie studio theater features a statue of which of the following?
(a) Nymph.
(b) Siren.
(c) Mermaid.
(d) Harpy.

11. Which of the following brands does Cee preferentially smoke?
(a) Marlboro Light.
(b) Pall Mall.
(c) Camel Light.
(d) Virginia Slim.

12. Which of the following does C note pretending to read in high school?
(a) Camus.
(b) Proust.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Flaubert.

13. What color of car hits Cee’s brother?
(a) Silver.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

14. To which of the following does C compare Wayne?
(a) A roadrunner.
(b) A tanager.
(c) A heron.
(d) A mockingbird.

15. What color is the windbreaker Cee sees?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the local newspaper where C grows up?

2. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

3. Which of the following is C’s uncle?

4. As which of the following was a portion of the novel previously published?

5. With which of the following does the main text of the novel begin?

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