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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. Where does Riley's uncle go?
(a) Chicago.
(b) China.
(c) Memphis.
(d) New Orleans.

2. What is the last name of the sisters with whom the protagonist goes to live?
(a) O'Reilly.
(b) Morrison.
(c) Talbo.
(d) Fenwick.

3. Who is the younger sister with whom the narrator goes to stay?
(a) Verena.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Maudie.
(d) Dolly.

4. What color is the car that Riley drives?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

5. Who says, "How could you care about one girl? Have you ever cared about one leaf?"
(a) The Judge.
(b) Riley.
(c) Collin.
(d) Catherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's father?

2. What does the Judge refer to their group as in Chapter 3?

3. Where is the man who asked Catherine to marry him?

4. What ethnicity does Catherine claim to be?

5. Where is Riley born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the tree house gang do while the buzz is going on in the town in Chapter 2?

2. What does the Judge make of Dolly in Chapter 3?

3. What is Riley's confession in Chapter 3?

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

5. What happened to Riley's uncle?

6. What positions do the sisters whom the narrator lives with have in the town/home? Whom does the narrator gravitate toward of the two?

7. Describe the differences between Dolly and Verena's mannerisms and bedrooms.

8. What "secret" does Catherine reveal in Chapter 3?

9. What exposition is revealed about the Judge's education and marriage?

10. Why is the narrator envious of Riley? What responsibilities does Riley have?

(see the answer keys)

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