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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Frank call Lucille in Section 3?
(a) His daughter wants to talk to Lucille.
(b) He got into a car accident.
(c) He is going to the hospital.
(d) He does not want to marry her.

2. What secret skill does Arthur have?
(a) Speaks Mandarin.
(b) Yodeling.
(c) Yo-Yo champ.
(d) Juggling.

3. What is laying at the base of Benjamin Spencer's headstone in Section 4?
(a) A plate of cookies.
(b) A framed picture of a baby.
(c) A stone dog.
(d) A bouquet of roses.

4. What changes does Maddy ask Arthur to do to her room in Section 4?
(a) Get her a new bedspread.
(b) Put up wallpaper.
(c) Put a lock on the door.
(d) Screen in the windows.

5. What unconventional place do Arthur and Lucille talk in Section 3?
(a) Arthur's basement.
(b) Lucille's bathroom.
(c) Lucille's driveway.
(d) The gas station.

6. What lie does Maddy tell Anderson in Section 4?
(a) She is moving to Montana.
(b) The baby is not his.
(c) She is not in love with him anymore.
(d) She is no longer pregnant.

7. What room does Lucille move into?
(a) Nola's sewing room.
(b) The foyer.
(c) The basement.
(d) Arthur's bedroom.

8. What does Lucille decide to teach in Section 3?
(a) Teach baking.
(b) Teach gardening.
(c) Teach sewing.
(d) Teach painting.

9. What is the first thing Lucille decides to make in her class, in Section 3?
(a) Lemon drop cheesecake.
(b) Oatmeal raisin cookies.
(c) Lemon blossom cookies.
(d) Pistachio party cake.

10. What type of school does Maddy get into?
(a) Music college.
(b) Community college.
(c) Art college.
(d) GED program.

11. What is Lucille wearing after she gets dressed in Section 3?
(a) A flowered skirt.
(b) An all white dress, like a wedding dress.
(c) A pink dress.
(d) A yellow jumpsuit.

12. What big news does Maddy tell Arthur in Section 3?
(a) She has been abused by her father.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She did not graduate high school.
(d) She is homeless.

13. What does Arthur notice about Lucille's house when he brings her over dinner in Section 3?
(a) It is dirty and stinks.
(b) She has recently gotten a roommate.
(c) She has painted the kitchen.
(d) It is empty like she is moving out.

14. What did Maddy tell her father when she was 4?
(a) "I want to die" (157).
(b) "I wish you were dead instead of mom." (157).
(c) "I wish I was never born" (157).
(d) "I hate you" (157).

15. In what month does Maddy ask to move in with Arthur?
(a) July.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lucille try to kill herself in Section 3?

2. Where does Lucille find the color to paint her room in Section 4?

3. What does Arthur realize about himself since Maddy has come to live with him in Section 4?

4. What does Maddy show Lucille in Section 4?

5. What snack does Lucille offer Maddy when she barges into her room in Section 4?

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