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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The girls overhear Mrs. Winterbottom ask what question of Prudence?
(a) "Do you think I'm stupid?"
(b) "Do you think I lead a tiny life?"
(c) "Do you think I look fat in this?"
(d) "Do you find me boring?"

2. What does Sal dream about the night they sleep in the water bed?
(a) Floating in the water at the beach.
(b) School.
(c) Sailing.
(d) Floating down a river.

3. What flavor does Sal detect in the kiss of all trees?
(a) Maple.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Mint.

4. What is hidden under the floorboards of Sal's room along with her mother's hair?
(a) Postcards.
(b) Her journal.
(c) Money.
(d) Letters.

5. How long before the story begins did Sal and her father move?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three months.
(d) One year.

6. Where does Phoebe tell the girls at school her mother went?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) None of their business.
(d) A business trip.

7. When Phoebe is driving Sal crazy, what does Ben think is her main problem?
(a) She's too stuck-up.
(b) She's in denial.
(c) She's lonely.
(d) She's tired.

8. What does Gram threaten to do when Gramps swears too much?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Find a new man.
(c) Break his legs.
(d) Go back to the egg man.

9. Where does Phoebe say her mother went to while in England?
(a) Big Ben.
(b) Shakespeare's birthplace.
(c) The Tower of London.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

10. In what city were Sal's grandparents arrested?
(a) New York City.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Washington, D.C.

11. How long did Gramps follow Gram before asking her father for permission to marry her?
(a) 22 weeks.
(b) 22 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 months.

12. What does Phoebe imagine that Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway may be doing?
(a) Disguising her husband's grave with a rhododendron.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Writing a mystery novel.

13. How many brothers does Mary Lou have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

14. What did Sal's mother leave for her when she left?
(a) A locket.
(b) A book.
(c) A picture.
(d) A letter.

15. Where did Sal grow up?
(a) Euclid, Ohio.
(b) Salem, Massachusetts.
(c) Bybanks, Kentucky.
(d) Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Phoebe first meets Sal, what does Phoebe call her?

2. At what site do Sal and her Gram stop after they leave Madison?

3. Whom did Mrs. Winterbottom call to let her family know she was okay?

4. Both Phoebe and Sal rationalized that their mothers wouldn't leave without their favorite what?

5. To what state are Sal and her grandparents traveling?

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