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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Betty has to remind Lottie that Betty is ___________________________.
(a) As strong-willed as she is.
(b) Getting married, not leaving.
(c) Partly her father's daughter too.
(d) No longer a little girl.

2. Betty says that her earliest memories are of ____________________.
(a) Children singing.
(b) Birds chirping.
(c) Women talking.
(d) Train whistles.

3. Betty goes into labor two days after which holiday?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Easter.

4. Betty mentions the _____________________ who are the first known quintuplets to survive infancy.
(a) Dionne quints.
(b) Darlington quints.
(c) Westchester quints.
(d) Davidson quints.

5. What news arrives from Kentucky regarding Lottie's mother, Bridget?
(a) Bridget wants to go back to Ireland to die.
(b) Bridget's 100th birthday will be celebrated with a big party.
(c) Bridget has had a stroke.
(d) Bridget has gone blind from diabetes.

6. When she returns home, Betty learns that _________________ slapped Polly.
(a) Lottie.
(b) Jake.
(c) A wealthy woman.
(d) The mailman.

7. What is the W.P.A.?
(a) Works Projects Administration.
(b) Work Policies in Action.
(c) Work Philosophies of Artists.
(d) White Peoples Alliance.

8. Who makes Betty's wedding dress?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Betty.
(c) Lottie.
(d) Polly.

9. How does Betty perceive her O'Cadhain relatives in Kentucky?
(a) They are philanthropic.
(b) They are unpleasant.
(c) They are cruel.
(d) They are vivacious.

10. Where do Betty and Herman plan to live when he returns from war?
(a) A new house.
(b) An apartment.
(c) The Bonbright cottage.
(d) Lottie's house.

11. What does Stanton give to Betty to make her feel less tired?
(a) Oxygen treatments.
(b) Vitamin B shots.
(c) Pep pills.
(d) Coffee.

12. Why does Betty worry about staying in Milk Farm Road?
(a) She thinks the water is contaminated.
(b) Her mother will be too dependent on her.
(c) She'll never see a Broadway play.
(d) She will not find a husband.

13. At what department store does Betty get her second job?
(a) Kresge's.
(b) Kohl's.
(c) Macy's.
(d) Bloomingdale's.

14. Why does Trudy tell Betty that Trudy will not have any more children?
(a) She does not have a husband.
(b) She can't take care of the ones she has now.
(c) She has had a preventive procedure.
(d) She will have an abortion first.

15. Which customer does Betty meet at the store and begin to date?
(a) Stanton.
(b) Willston.
(c) Maguire.
(d) Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Herman depart for war?

2. How does Lottie feel about the name given to Betty's child?

3. What does Lottie want Betty to do when Betty tells her the truth about Stanton?

4. What advice does Lottie give Betty regarding Herman's going to war?

5. Who hosts a wedding shower for Betty?

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