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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sade's husband has an affair after ___________________.
(a) His midlife crisis.
(b) Sade goes through menopause.
(c) He loses his job.
(d) His cancer scare.

2. Who pays for the funeral of the boy killed at the mill?
(a) The Methodist Church.
(b) Lottie.
(c) The city council.
(d) His parents.

3. Who is Betty's father?
(a) James.
(b) Charles.
(c) Martin.
(d) Morgan.

4. What religion does Lottie's husband practice?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Quaker.
(d) Catholic.

5. What is the name of the community where Lottie and Betty live?
(a) Hattiesville.
(b) Hogpath Road.
(c) Crystal Lake.
(d) Milk Farm Road.

6. What does Lottie take with her when she and Betty leave Trudy's house?
(a) Laundry.
(b) The meal they brought.
(c) Recipes.
(d) Fashion magazines.

7. What does Lottie's mother do when she learns that Lottie is dating Charles?
(a) Grounds her for a month.
(b) Smashes Lottie's hands with firewood.
(c) Sends her to a convent school.
(d) Sends her back to Ireland.

8. Who do most Americans blame for the Great Depression?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Richard Nixon.

9. Who narrates the story in Chapter 1?
(a) Janelle.
(b) May Ellen.
(c) Lottie.
(d) Betty.

10. What year is it in Chapter 9?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1964.

11. How does Lottie get Sade's husband to stop cheating on her?
(a) She spreads a rumor about the woman he has been seeing.
(b) She asks the minister to talk to him.
(c) She shoots him.
(d) She puts an ad in the local paper about his behavior.

12. Why is Lottie angry about Charles' death?
(a) She had warned him not to drive that day.
(b) She cannot collect the life insurance money.
(c) She is too young to be a widow.
(d) She didn't get a chance to say goodbye.

13. In the Introduction, what does Marjorie state that her mother loved to do?
(a) Bake.
(b) Talk.
(c) Sew.
(d) Hunt.

14. How old was Lottie when she got married?
(a) 41.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 30.

15. Who develops excellent skills at Lottie's group meetings?
(a) Sara.
(b) Betty.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mabel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men in Lottie's family do all day, every day?

2. What is the only food Betty will eat when she is twelve?

3. What is the name of the local general store?

4. In her teen years, Betty is not as interested in ________________ as other girls are.

5. Why does Charles commit suicide?

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