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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. People who act outside of the societal norm are referred to as what?
(a) Outta-their-trees.
(b) Beyond-the-pales.
(c) By-the-books.
(d) Off-the-cuffs.

2. What color van does middle sister see across the street from her college class, causing her to think that the milkman is inside?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

3. About whom is middle sister thinking when she distractedly agrees to her running partner's initial suggestion about how many miles they should run?
(a) Thingy.
(b) The milkman.
(c) Da.
(d) Ma.

4. Middle sister says that everyone in her neighborhood, renouncers or not, waits at least how many minutes before venturing outside once they hear the dogs start to bark?
(a) 60.
(b) 45.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

5. Middle sister states that in her district, renouncers-of-the-state are viewed as what?
(a) Heroes.
(b) Evildoers.
(c) Rapscallions.
(d) Traitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. French teacher tells her students that their "temporary unhingement" (76) as a result of the discussion is a sign of what?

2. What is middle sister's intention when she picks up the head of the animal in the ten-minute area?

3. How many objections does middle sister consider when maybe-boyfriend suggests that they move in together?

4. The final sentence of Chapter 2 asserts that which of middle sister's tactics meant to ward off the milkman has worked?

5. Which character has been making lewd remarks to middle sister since the day he met her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which elements of middle sister's second interaction with the milkman make her feel relatively safe?

2. To what location must middle sister travel in order to attend a French language college class and why is this significant?

3. For what reason does the real milkman bring up the subject of wee sisters?

4. Discuss one quality within French teacher's personality that qualifies her as a "beyond-the-pale," (69) according to middle sister.

5. Describe an instance when sound is used to underscore a particular theme within Chapter 1.

6. What event convinces middle sister that the tactics she has been using to ward off the milkman are not working?

7. With which aspect of middle sister's habit of walking while reading does third brother-in-law take issue and why?

8. Why are the students in middle sister's French class so loathe to hear the sky described as any other color besides blue?

9. What does maybe-boyfriend suspect about middle sister's reasons for never meeting him in her own neighborhood?

10. What horrific and significant event had occurred when middle sister was nine years old?

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