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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. Who is the doctor who helps remove Granny's body from the house?
(a) Dr. Jenkins.
(b) Dr. Hall.
(c) Dr. Randall.
(d) Dr. Randolph.

2. Who is Corrina's aunt?
(a) Aunt Dodie May.
(b) Aunt Darlene Marie.
(c) Aunt Deborah Sue.
(d) Aunt Dorie Kay.

3. What is Tiger doing the next day when she hears Corrina scream?
(a) Feeding chickens.
(b) Picking blueberries.
(c) Shucking corn.
(d) Milking cows.

4. Why is Tiger irritated with her father?
(a) He kicked over her bucket of blueberries.
(b) He doesn't know what to do after Granny dies.
(c) He calls her his "little girl" in front of people.
(d) He threw away the comics section of the newspaper.

5. What contest has Tiger won for the past five years?
(a) Spelling Bee.
(b) Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest.
(c) Sack Race.
(d) Pie Eating Contest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Tiger live?

2. Which of Tiger's friends has a cast on her arm?

3. Who is critical of the gift in #13?

4. What does Corrina do in church that causes Abby Lynn to laugh?

5. Why does Tiger go to Jesse Wade's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Granny give to Tiger regarding her parents?

2. What negative characteristic is revealed about Abby Lynn's character regarding the swimming party?

3. What does the television represent in the Parker household?

4. Why is Tiger so frustrated with her father after Granny's death?

5. What is the Parker family dynamic and what makes Tiger aware of some tension in the house?

6. How does the author show the vast differences in lifestyles between the Parkers and the Thompsons.

7. How does the author show that Corrina is more like Tiger's sibling than her mother?

8. How does Aunt Dorie Kay behave that makes Tiger wish that she was her parent?

9. What is Tiger's relationship with Jesse Wade?

10. How is Tiger embarrassed by her family members while in church in Chapter 2?

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