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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herman's eagerness to go to war demonstrates __________________.
(a) His naivete.
(b) His patriotism.
(c) His aggression.
(d) His fears.

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

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

4. Betty's baby is born at nearly _________________ in the evening.
(a) Eight o'clock.
(b) Ten o'clock.
(c) Six o'clock.
(d) Eleven o'clock.

5. The "Gregg course" that Betty mentions refers to a course in __________________.
(a) Teaching.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Shorthand.

6. What war breaks out in Chapter 17?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

7. What does Trudy do with the dresser that Lottie gives her?
(a) Uses it for a TV stand.
(b) Puts canned goods in the drawers.
(c) Makes beds for the twins in the drawers.
(d) Stores out of season clothes in it.

8. What consumes Herman's thoughts during the honeymoon?
(a) Going to war.
(b) Building a house.
(c) Getting a job.
(d) Having a baby.

9. What does Trudy tell Betty is the best part of being abandoned by her husband?
(a) She can spend money any way she wants.
(b) She doesn't have to listen to him snore.
(c) She can save money on food.
(d) She doesn't have to worry about getting pregnant.

10. What advice does Lottie give Betty regarding Herman's going to war?
(a) Tell him she will wait for him.
(b) Become a Navy nurse.
(c) Marry him before he leaves.
(d) Forget about him.

11. When does Polly think Lottie should be notified that Betty is in labor?
(a) As soon as possible.
(b) When Lottie returns from Lexington.
(c) When Betty is fully dilated.
(d) After the baby is born.

12. Betty discovers that all of her father's family moved from Kentucky to ___________________.
(a) Georgia.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Ohio.

13. Who says that maternity wards are just a way to trick people out of money?
(a) Sade.
(b) Polly.
(c) Trudy.
(d) Lottie.

14. Who moves in with Lottie after Betty leaves?
(a) Delia.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Ava.
(d) Polly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Betty deliver her baby?

2. Betty mentions the _____________________ who are the first known quintuplets to survive infancy.

3. How many children does Trudy have in Chapter 12?

4. Why does Lottie not plan to remarry?

5. How does Trudy lose weight after giving birth?

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