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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. Which aspect of maybe-boyfriend's latest method of communicating with middle sister in Chapter 6 causes her to recoil?
(a) His angry tone.
(b) His numbness.
(c) His desire to control.
(d) His physicality.

2. What element of middle sister's personality does longest friend demand that middle sister eradicate?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her numb affectations.
(c) Her visible and seething rage.
(d) Her flighty affectations.

3. When middle sister thinks about her discussion with a particular character in the bar, she tells the reader that to her surprise, the topic of the discussion had actually been what?
(a) The rearing of wee sisters.
(b) First brother-in-law's status as a sexual predator.
(c) Milkman.
(d) Middle sister's status as a beyond-the-pale.

4. To whom does ma call out when she needs medicine for middle sister to be fetched from the "backyard pharmacy" (225)?
(a) Maybe-boyfriend.
(b) Third brother-in-law.
(c) Eldest sister.
(d) Wee sisters.

5. When middle sister mulls over her meeting with a certain character at the bar, she says that she had expected the discussion to be about what topic?
(a) First brother-in-law's status as a sexual predator.
(b) Her habit of walking while reading.
(c) The milkman.
(d) The rearing of wee sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of night does the group of renouncers-of-the-state arrive at maybe-boyfriend's house to threaten him?

2. Longest friend reports that which character has been brought into court on charges of "propositioning holy women" (213)?

3. Which element of speech had inspired suspicion in middle sister's mind long before the appearance of the milkman in her life?

4. 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?

5. How many people in the group of seven men confronting maybe-boyfriend at his house are carrying guns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three-syllable response does middle sister use in response to any question she is ever asked and why?

2. Who is tablets girl?

3. For what reason does the incident in the chip shop happen, according to middle sister?

4. Give an example of Burns's use of sarcastic humor within Chapter 5 and explain its connection to one of the novel's major themes.

5. What major revelation about the community's view of middle sister does longest friend reveal during their meeting?

6. What are middle sister's expectations when she tells longest friend the truth about the milkman?

7. How does longest friend's reaction to middle sister's confession surprise middle sister?

8. What act does middle sister see as the one that would symbolize her surrender to the milkman?

9. What significant event happens in a chip shop shortly after real milkman is shot?

10. What revelation does ma make about real milkman during one of her breaks from the hospital?

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