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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. Each night the Fetters watch a tape of which television program?
(a) The Simpsons.
(b) Gunsmoke.
(c) I Love Lucy.
(d) The Tonight Show.

2. What does Sabine wonder about her parents?
(a) If they really loved her.
(b) If they are healthy.
(c) If they are happy.
(d) If they adopted her.

3. Where does the family take Bertie after her injury?
(a) A clinic.
(b) The emergency room.
(c) Her doctor's office.
(d) Her home.

4. What medical treatment does Bertie require?
(a) Stitches.
(b) Crutches.
(c) Antibiotics.
(d) Cast.

5. What does Howard do when he realizes he has been fooled in the magic trick?
(a) Storms out of the house.
(b) Slaps Sabine.
(c) Screams at Sabine.
(d) Flips the table over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sabine quietly whisper as she walks away from Howard?

2. Who does Sabine choose to help her in a trick?

3. Why does Sabine like her visit so far with Parsifal's family?

4. What town in Nebraska does the Fetters family live in?

5. What does Howard tell Sabine when he encounters her outside the Fetter home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the stories about Albert Fetters make Sabine realize that Parsifal did what he had to do in order to survive?

2. What makes Sabine think about her father when Kitty speaks to her about her own boys?

3. Why does Kitty fear that Sabine will never want to visit the Fetters family again?

4. How does Sabine finally understand why Parsifal had to escape his past?

5. Why does Sabine realize a newfound respect for Howard?

6. Who are Kitty's sons and what do they find fascinating about Sabine?

7. What does Sabine wonder about the residents of Alliance as they drive Bertie to the emergency room?

8. How are Sabine's memories of the Tonight Show performance different from how the Fetters family views it?

9. What is the result of Howard's feeling foolish during the magic trick?

10. What makes Sabine wonder if the people she loved put on brave faces for her?

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