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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On how many previous occasions had ma handed over her purse to someone else?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. Which of middle sister's siblings had lost her true love due to the explosion of a car bomb?
(a) Third sister.
(b) Eldest sister.
(c) One of the three wee sisters.
(d) Second sister.

3. Longest friend reports that which character has been brought into court on charges of "propositioning holy women" (213)?
(a) Third brother-in-law.
(b) Maybe-boyfriend.
(c) First brother-in-law.
(d) Da.

4. Middle sister is shocked to hear from which character that she has been deemed a "beyond-the pale" (192) within the community?
(a) Longest friend.
(b) Third brother-in-law.
(c) Eldest sister.
(d) First brother-in-law.

5. In what area of the most popular drinking-club in the district do middle sister and longest friend meet up?
(a) The upstairs lounge.
(b) The lobby.
(c) The patio.
(d) The downstairs lounge.

6. Which element of speech had inspired suspicion in middle sister's mind long before the appearance of the milkman in her life?
(a) Questions.
(b) Interjections.
(c) Names.
(d) Verbs.

7. Middle sister states that which character's status of being "wedged between" (188) her and maybe-boyfriend has damaged their relationship?
(a) First brother-in-law.
(b) Real milkman.
(c) Third brother-in-law.
(d) The milkman.

8. At what location do "proper couples" (167) in the community often meet before spending time together?
(a) Ten-minute area.
(b) City Hall.
(c) One of the no-go areas.
(d) The cathedral.

9. Ma tells wee sisters that while she is briefly away from middle sister's side, they need to make sure that middle sister does not engage in what activity?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Reading.
(c) Crying.
(d) Escaping.

10. At what time of night does the group of renouncers-of-the-state arrive at maybe-boyfriend's house to threaten him?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

11. What is Semtex?
(a) A brand of tissues.
(b) A holiday.
(c) An explosive agent.
(d) A museum.

12. What is true of every family member in longest friend's family?
(a) They are all in hiding.
(b) They are deceased.
(c) They are members of the defenders-of-the-state.
(d) They are members of the renouncers-of-the-state.

13. How many weeks after real milkman is hurt does middle sister go to the chip shop, where she is then confronted by the community?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

14. Middle sister often pleads with maybe-boyfriend not to take what action?
(a) Walk through the ten-minute area.
(b) Drive his car.
(c) Call her at her house.
(d) Tell chef about their sex life.

15. Middle sister protests inwardly when longest friend tells middle sister that she has fallen into what "zone" (208)?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Renouncer.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Defender.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accuses maybe-boyfriend of being the milkman when he makes an attempt to contact middle sister during her recuperation period?

2. What element of middle sister's personality does longest friend demand that middle sister eradicate?

3. What does middle sister do in Chapter 6 when a former couple sees each other for the first time in ages?

4. The character middle sister sees after the dogs eat the chips is afflicted with which malady or disability?

5. What length of time is said to have passed between middle sister's first encounter with the milkman and her meeting at the bar with longest friend?

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