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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. What job does Aunt Betty get?
(a) Working as a secretary at a Skully's.
(b) Checking out groceries at a Piggly Wiggly.
(c) Clerking at a Ben Franklin Five and Dime.
(d) Putting airplane parts together at a factory.

2. What kind of lessons is Lark taking?
(a) Typing.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Tap dance.
(d) Piano.

3. How did Hilly die?
(a) A neighbor shot him.
(b) He shot himself.
(c) He was accidentally hanged.
(d) He fell from his balcony.

4. What is the news Mama has after she buys the roast in town?
(a) Hilly is dead.
(b) The Germans are bound to attack.
(c) Pearl Harbor has been bombed.
(d) Papa will have to go to war.

5. What two gifts are given to Lark on her last day at school?
(a) Hair ribbons and a brush set.
(b) A pair of house slippers and a box of chocolates.
(c) An autograph book and a diary.
(d) A jump rope and a set of jacks..

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Grandpa go after supper?

2. What does Lark ask God to do before she goes to bed that night?

3. What does Mama make for Sally, Beverly, and Lark as they study catechism at Lark's house?

4. How does Lark say she knows that the young prince went to Heaven after committing suicide?

5. What does Papa say the bombing of Pearl Harbor means

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christmas change for the family after the plans emerge to go to California?

2. How have the relationships between Beverly, Sally and Lark changed over the summer break?

3. What are some of the ideas Mama, Aunt Betty, and Lark share about the new house while they're putting up the Christmas tree?

4. What is the significance of Lark's statements about Myrna Loy and Mr. Brown?

5. Describe the situation that arises when the hobo stops at Lark's house.

6. Why does Lark refuse to go to Mass and what is Papa's reaction?

7. What is the effect of Aunt Betty's affair on Grandma, and what does Mama say about Grandma's reaction?

8. What does Mrs. Stillman say about Hilly's death?

9. What does Lark do when it's time for Communion and what does that prompt Papa to do?

10. What is Papa's last-ditch effort to try to get Mama to remain? What are the reactions of Mama and Lark?

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