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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 does Arthur decide to give Maddy for her birthday in Section 2?
(a) A book of photography.
(b) A picture of Gordon.
(c) A kitten.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Hamburger figurine.

2. How old is Arthur?
(a) 85.
(b) 70.
(c) 90.
(d) 78.

3. Who is Sue Benson?
(a) The woman Frank dumped Lucille for when they were young.
(b) Lucille's sister.
(c) Maddy's mother.
(d) Arthur's first wife.

4. What kind of car does Frank drive?
(a) Volkswagon Bug.
(b) Convertible..
(c) Cadillac.
(d) Range Rover.

5. What does Arthur tell Maddy that she is no longer able to do in Section 1?
(a) Come to the cemetery.
(b) Date Anderson.
(c) Swear.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maddy make to go along with her and Arthur's first lunch together in Section 1?

2. How old is Maddy?

3. What does Maddy tell her father when she finds him sitting on her bed when she sneaks back into her room in Section 1?

4. What was written on Maddy's Facebook page that made her deactivate it?

5. Where do Lucille and Arthur decide to go for dinner in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Maddy and her father celebrate Maddy's birthday in Section 2?

2. What does Arthur find in the kitchen drawer in Section 1?

3. How does Maddy describe her relationship with the other kids in her school, in Section 2?

4. What makes Lucille angry at Arthur in Section 1?

5. Who is Anderson and what is the first impression the reader gets of him in Section One?

6. What makes Lucille suddenly want to live to be 100 in Section 1?

7. What happens in the car when Anderson picks Maddy up in Section 1?

8. Who is Mr. Lyons and how does Maddy describe him in Section 1?

9. What do we learn about Maddy's mom in Section 1?

10. What does Arthur find on his porch in Section 2?

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