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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. How long ago was the room in Alec's house that used to be the baby's room turned into an indoor bathroom?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 20 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. In Chapter 7, what time does Daniel awake and find his grandfather watching him sleep?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

3. How old was Alec's cousin Rose when a man named Billy Atkins liked to tease her?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

4. How old is Vera?
(a) 35.
(b) 31.
(c) 36.
(d) 33.

5. What grade did Vera finish in school?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alec pay his grandson to do in Chapter 7?

2. In how many exercise books did Vera's husband keep a diary?

3. What is the name of the lake where Alec remembers seeing his father standing?

4. How much did Lyle Gardiner charge Pooch's fireman boyfriend for every hour Lyle stayed away from the apartment when the fireman was there?

5. What time does Alec wake from a dream in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangements are made for Vera and her son?

2. When and where did Bob the housepainter propose to Vera, and how did he respond?

3. What does Alec say about Yankee fans?

4. In Chapter 8, why did Vera quit writing Earl?

5. Why does Daniel think that he will not make friends in Connaught?

6. What is the only change Alec has made to his house since Vera left, and why is it pink?

7. What does the young man on the bus offer Vera, and how does Daniel interrupt?

8. What does Alec remember about Vera's absence?

9. What type of marker is on Martha's grave?

10. How is Alec teaching Daniel to drive?

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