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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rose tell Sissy happened to Sissy's real father?
(a) He died from leukemia.
(b) He was in an industrial accident.
(c) He was a one-night stand.
(d) He was killed in a car accident.

2. What is the name of the girl waiting to see Mother Corinne?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Lorraine.
(c) Janet.
(d) Karen.

3. What nickname does Son call Cecilia?
(a) Sweet cheeks.
(b) Doll face.
(c) Lilly.
(d) Sissy.

4. Who does Sissy think will become the next cook at St. Elizabeth's?
(a) Alice Ann.
(b) Lorraine.
(c) Sissy.
(d) Maggie.

5. What do Son and Thomas drink after dinner?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beer.
(d) Brandy.

6. What has Sissy grown tired of?
(a) Doing her homework.
(b) Saying goodbye to people.
(c) Walking to school.
(d) Washing dishes.

7. Why is Mother Corinne angry when Son, Rose and Sissy move into the farmhouse?
(a) She thought it would belong to the church.
(b) She has never liked Rose.
(c) She wants them to move away.
(d) She hoped to open another home for unwed mothers there.

8. Why is Son afraid to meet Thomas Clinton?
(a) He may beat him up for marrying Rose.
(b) He might say that Rose is dead.
(c) He thinks Rose still loves Thomas.
(d) He may take Sissy away.

9. How does Sissy compare to the girls in the home?
(a) She is entering puberty.
(b) She is about 10.
(c) She just turned 21.
(d) She is the age of many of the girls in the home.

10. Who calls Son after June's funeral?
(a) Fr. Dumminger.
(b) Rose's husband.
(c) June's lawyer.
(d) Mother Corinne.

11. How did Son's girlfriend, Cecilia, die?
(a) She was in a car accident.
(b) She got leukemia.
(c) She was shot.
(d) She drowned.

12. Why does Rose cancel a driving lesson with Sissy?
(a) It started to sleet.
(b) She got a disturbing letter.
(c) She got a migraine.
(d) It got too late.

13. What is Sissy's middle name?
(a) Helen.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Marie.
(d) Anne.

14. Who takes care of Cecilia during the day?
(a) June.
(b) Lexie.
(c) Regina.
(d) Maddie.

15. What does Son learn about June's estate?
(a) She was a former nun.
(b) She has left all the land and buildings to Son.
(c) She was his mother.
(d) She died broke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds June dead in her house?

2. Which of the girls at the home takes a special liking to Sissy?

3. Where does Thomas spend the night?

4. Why did Son feel so guilty about Cecilia's death?

5. How many days after Cecilia's birth does Rose return to her kitchen job?

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