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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A girl seems to be drawn against her will by the ______________ when Jeff is outside.
(a) Sunshine
(b) Herons
(c) Music
(d) Wind

2. Melody tells Jeff she knows he picked his father because he is the ____________________.
(a) Rich and famous one
(b) Nice one
(c) Smart one
(d) Peaceful one

3. What is the reason for Dicey's anger, which quickly passes once she realizes what is happening?
(a) She was angry at someone else
(b) She was tired
(c) She was suprised
(d) She was busy

4. The Professor talks about how his book has been successful, and that they can move to a _____________ in Baltimore if they want.
(a) New apartment
(b) Mansion
(c) Fancy house
(d) Condominium

5. What does the Professor show to Jeff at the end of October, though he does not show any expression as to how he feels about it?
(a) His old guitar
(b) His published book
(c) His wedding pictures
(d) The divorce papers

6. ____________ doesn't try to get in touch with Jeff after the incident they shared.
(a) Maybeth
(b) Dicey
(c) Wilhemina
(d) Melody

7. Jeff feels that if he didn't keep all of his emotions hidden away, he would fall apart into ______________.
(a) A mess
(b) A pile of feathers
(c) A quiet song
(d) Broken pieces

8. What is Jeff surprised to find on his report card, though his father is not?
(a) All Fs
(b) All As
(c) All Bs
(d) All Ds

9. The Professor reveals that Melody's ______________ hurt him repeatedly.
(a) Debts
(b) Lovers
(c) Disappearances
(d) Lies

10. Melody says that she merely wants a ______________ from Jeff before she leaves on a trip.
(a) Kiss
(b) Promise
(c) Goodbye
(d) Hug

11. Who is sitting out on the lawn when Jeff arrives home, though he almost does not stop to talk to this person?
(a) Miss Opal
(b) Melody
(c) Dicey
(d) Brother Thomas

12. Which of Dicey's sisters is quiet, gentle, and has a beautiful singing voice?
(a) Annie
(b) Maybeth
(c) Christine
(d) Mary

13. Jeff tells the Professor that he is okay, but that __________ what he had done to Melody is the hardest part.
(a) Accepting
(b) Believing
(c) Forgiving
(d) Understanding

14. Jeff finds the girl's ____________ appealing and he likes the way she is helpless to the music.
(a) Intelligence
(b) Determination
(c) Voice
(d) Beauty

15. Dicey asks Jeff to go _____________ and he almost says no, but accepts and is glad that he did.
(a) Sailing
(b) To the bar
(c) To the prom
(d) To her room

Short Answer Questions

1. There is something about the girl Jeff meets that reminds him of his island in _______________.

2. All winter, Phil and Andy talk and worry about ________________, but Jeff avoids the subject.

3. What is NOT one of the things Jeff does to protect the emotions he is feeling about Melody?

4. Sammy tells Jeff that Sammy's mother was more than just one _______________.

5. Jeff realizes that Melody and his principal at the University School tried to make him believe he wasn't ______________.

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