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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. What is the name of the person Marianne is living with?
(a) Grandma Hausmann.
(b) Katrina Mulvaney.
(c) Ethel Mulaney.
(d) Ethel Hausmann.

2. In the chapter titled "Reverse Prayer", what does Patrick say to Judd when he calls?
(a) He asks what happened to their father at the country club.
(b) He confides in Judd that he hates college.
(c) He asks to speak to their mother.
(d) He asks for Judd's help.

3. What is Judd thinking as he listens to his heartbeat?
(a) That he had a loud heartbeat.
(b) Every heatbeat is past and gone.
(c) That he had a strong heartbeat.
(d) That he wanted to be a doctor someday.

4. What is meant by Pinch's laser-ray?
(a) The nasty look he gives before he gets angry.
(b) The way Patrick squints because his left eye is so weak.
(c) It is a toy Patrick was given at Christmas a long time ago.
(d) It is a joking term Judd uses for Patrick's glasses.

5. What does Judd say about the newspaper where he is editor?
(a) It is a good, decent, truth-telling paper.
(b) It is a great place to get his start before moving on to a larger newspaper.
(c) It is the best newspaper in the county.
(d) It is the only newspaper in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who approaches Corrine at the post office?

2. If it is not time at High Point Farm, what is it?

3. How does Judd feel about Patrick's plan?

4. Why does Marianne like to do ironing?

5. What metaphor does Patrick use to explain what's happened to their father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Judd reveal in the extremely short chapter, "Gone?"

2. What is Judd's motivation to agree when his brother, Patrick, calls and confirms he is still planning to "extract justice" by possibly killing Zach Lundt?

3. Marianne repeats the same words over and over again that she can't remember what happened the night of the dance, and that she can't give testimony against Zach. However, in the chapter, "The Penitent," there is a hint at another thing that could motivate her not to testify. What is that?

4. What does Lydia Bethune tell Corrine about Marianne and what bothers her the most about the revelation?

5. What does the title of the story imply in comparison to the title of the first chapter, "Storybook House?"

6. What event occurs to Corrine in 1938 that she attributes to providence, and why does she say she is spared from death?

7. Why is Michael Sr. obsessed with finding the right lawyer for a lawsuit, and what is he actually suing for?

8. What is revealed about Judd as he watches the dogs rush into the pond as they chase the doe he had been watching?

9. Does Patrick set off the stink bomb perfectly timed to coincide with his valedictorian speech? And, if so, what reasons does he have to do it?

10. What questions are triggered about himself as Patrick thinks about the drawing, "The Huntsman?"

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