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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Pete?
(a) Denise's brother.
(b) Dwight's brother.
(c) The man who Mommers met for a supposed business reason.
(d) A friend of Grandios.

2. What does Mommers yell at Addie and tell her to clean up?
(a) The bathroom sink.
(b) The refrigerator.
(c) The rotted pumpkin.
(d) The kitchen counters.

3. How do Soula and Elliot act to Addie?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Mean.

4. Why does Addie get scared later that evening?
(a) She hears someone yelling outside.
(b) Her mom is not home by midnight.
(c) She hears some police and ambulance sirens.
(d) The phone rings unexpectedly.

5. For how long does Addie's mom disappear when Addie is nine?
(a) One day.
(b) A week.
(c) Several hours.
(d) 3 days.

6. What does Soula say she wants to do when Addie starts to go home?
(a) Have Addie stay for dinner.
(b) Meet Addie's mother.
(c) See the hamster.
(d) Meet Dwight.

7. What does Addie's mother forbid her to do?
(a) Talk to Dwight.
(b) Hang out at the minimart.
(c) Talk to her half sisters.
(d) Go over to her best friend's house.

8. What is Empty Acre?
(a) A small park with nothing in it.
(b) The name of the bar Denise frequents.
(c) A small, grassy area with a pond about two blocks from Addie's home.
(d) The vacant lot across the street from Addie's home.

9. What is wrong with Soula?
(a) Heart problems.
(b) Breast cancer.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Brains tumor.

10. What is Soula doing when Addie finds her?
(a) Talking on her phone.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Sleeping.

11. Who is Rick?
(a) Soula's cousin.
(b) Dwight's brother.
(c) The man who owns the Numbskull Pub.
(d) An old boyfriend of Denise's.

12. What does Mommers say will take place over dinner?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A job interview.
(c) A vocabulary quiz.
(d) A tasting treat.

13. What does Dwight say is Denise other option for living?
(a) Her ex-father-in-law.
(b) Her brother's ranch.
(c) Her mother's home.
(d) Public housing.

14. For whom does Rick leave a note?
(a) Elliot.
(b) Soula.
(c) Denise.
(d) Dwight.

15. What has changed as far as money for Denise and Addie?
(a) Dwight is handing over the money to Addie instead of Denise.
(b) They have even less than before.
(c) Denise has received a significant inheritance from a distant relative.
(d) Denise is bringing money home regularly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Soula give Addie?

2. Where does the sentence "Dory is a numbskull" appear?

3. How does Addie feel about her new home?

4. Why does Denise get in a fight with Dwight when he brings his daughters over?

5. What is Addie trying to figure out about the train track?

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