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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 word did Andy use to describe the shirt his mother bought him for his first day of senior year?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Classy.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Wimpy.

2. What did Eden shoplift from Woolworth's?
(a) Earrings and rings.
(b) Purse.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Dress.

3. Where were Andy and his mother the day Edith came over with a baby wrapped in a towel?
(a) Front porch.
(b) Garden.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Living room.

4. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 when Andrew is trying to sleep and awakens from a dream about his childhood?
(a) Hot and humid.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy and stormy.
(d) Cold and dry.

5. What does Andrew drink from a jelly glass in his kitchen in Chapter 1?
(a) Ginger ale.
(b) Tea.
(c) Orange juice.
(d) Brandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew say about "how quiet it is" at his parents' home in the country?

2. What did Jim always have in his pocket for young Andy?

3. What item of his father's does Andrew plan to take home with him?

4. What does Andrew offer to do at Edith's house?

5. What does Andrew find in his closet that he wears doing chores around his mother's house the day after the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did Edith react when the paramedics tried to get her to lie down on a stretcher after her husband was killed?

2. How does Andrew remember protecting his mother the night Jim was killed?

3. What was Andrew's mother's reaction to Jim's excitement about the baby left at the Closes' home?

4. Who discovered Andrew's mother died?

5. In what way was Andy confused by Eden's change in behavior on the first day of school when he was a senior?

6. What do Andrew and his son Billy talk about on the phone when Martha calls from Nantucket?

7. What does Andrew remember about his father's actions the night Jim was killed?

8. How did Eden react to her mother's show of affection when Jim was home?

9. How did Andy handle Eden's advances while they were at the pond when he was eighteen?

10. How did Jim and Edith care for Eden in different ways?

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