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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Frankie not a member of the club in her neighborhood?
(a) Because the club members do not think that she dresses well.
(b) Because the club members said she was too young and mean.
(c) Because the club members do not like her.
(d) Because the club members said that she does not have enough money.

2. What time does F. Jasmin agree to meet the soldier for a date?
(a) 8:00 pm.
(b) 6:00 pm.
(c) 9:00 pm.
(d) 7:00 pm.

3. What does F. Jasmin say is her favorite color?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

4. Who does Frankie's father tell her is looking for her while she is traveling around town on the Saturday before Jarvis's wedding?
(a) John Henry.
(b) Bernice.
(c) Jarvis.
(d) Janice.

5. What does F.Jasmin realize about the soldier as they sat in the Blue Moon to talk to each other?
(a) F. Jasmin realizes that the soldier has been discharged from the military.
(b) F. Jasmin realizes that the soldier thinks she is much older than she really is.
(c) F. Jasmin realizes that the solider has not traveled overseas.
(d) F. Jasmin realises that that soldier knows Jarvis.

6. What did Frankie used to do at the Blue Moon?
(a) She would meet up with friends outside of the Blue Moon.
(b) She would sit outside of the Blue Moon in hopes that she would see her brother when he came to town.
(c) She would stand outside on the sidewalk and listen to the radio programs.
(d) She stood outside on the sidewalk with her nose pressed against the screen door and watch the customers.

7. How many times had Berenice been married?
(a) Four times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Three times.
(d) One time.

8. What did Frankie send Jarvis when he first left for Alaska?
(a) A box of homemade fudge.
(b) A pair of warm socks.
(c) A long letter.
(d) A handmade handkerchief.

9. When Frankie becomes angry because she does not feel like sleeping over at her house, what reason does she give John Henry for inviting him?
(a) She tells him that she only invited him because her father told her to invite him.
(b) She tells him that she only invited him because he looked so ugly and lonesome.
(c) She tells him that she only invited him because Jarvis wanted to see him.
(d) She tells him that she only invited him because she didn't have anything else to do.

10. Which character says, "It seems like I've seen you somewhere before. Do you ever go dancing at the Idle Hour?"
(a) Bernice.
(b) F. Jasmin.
(c) The monkey man.
(d) The soldier from the Blue Moon.

11. Who came to take care of Frankie after her mom died?
(a) Berenice.
(b) Frankie's Aunt Pet.
(c) Frankie's grandmother.
(d) Frankie's Uncle Ustace.

12. What state is the soldier from the Blue Moon originally from?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Alabama.

13. Which character makes the following remark, "You know its still hard for me to realize that the world turns around at a rate of about a thousand miles an hour."
(a) John Henry.
(b) Frankie.
(c) Jarvis.
(d) Berenice.

14. Why did Frankie envy solders?
(a) Because they could travel and they were included in the war.
(b) Because they wore uniforms.
(c) Because they were able to donate blood.
(d) Because they were able to drink beer.

15. What color are Frankie's eyes at the start of Part 1, when she is instructed by Bernice to look in the mirror?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month does the story take place?

2. What did Frankie shoplift from Sears and Roebuck?

3. What product was the sassy chorus on the radio singing an advertisement for?

4. Who is Frankie's best friend?

5. What is Frankie's birth month?

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