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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finally home, Grandma cuts the food open with what?
(a) The pranksters' handsaw.
(b) An electric saw.
(c) A carving knife.
(d) A butter knife.

2. What happens when Augie aims his gun at the fleeing rabbit?
(a) Mary Alice screams at him.
(b) He changes his mind and does not shoot at the rabbit.
(c) He hits his target.
(d) The rabbit races underneath a parked car, and Augie winds up shooting out the new tire of the car.

3. Where does Grandma make Bootsie live?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the cobhouse out back.
(c) In the yard.
(d) In her room.

4. Mildred intends to do what by following Mary Alice?
(a) Waste time.
(b) Learn more about Mary Alice.
(c) Collect the dollar from Grandma.
(d) Ask her to be her friend.

5. The day proceeds, and most of the _________________ are bad shots.
(a) Legionnaires.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Boy Scouts.
(d) NRA members.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator, Mary Alice, gets off the train, and, beyond a few clothes, her only possessions are her cat ____________ and her radio.

2. Grandma makes sure to do what with this boy's desert?

3. It is revealed that a major reason for having the shoot at the Abernathy farm is do what?

4. At _____________ o' clock, everyone stops to observe a minute of silence for Armistice Day.

5. What has broken the narrator and her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mary Alice afraid at night in her room? How does she deal with this fear?

2. How does Mary Alice react to Mildred's plan for getting her dollar from Mary Alice? What does this reveal about her?

3. How does Mildred go about attempting to collect the dollar from Mary Alice? What does this reveal about Mildred?

4. What is burgoo stew? How might this represent life during the Great Depression?

5. How does Grandma handle these pranksters?

6. How has Bootsie changed since he moved in with Grandma? What has led to this change?

7. What is Armistice Day? What is a holiday that we have that serves a similar purpose? What is the purpose of this holiday?

8. What has happened to Mrs. Abernathy's son? Is this still seen today? Why or why not?

9. What warning does Grandma give Mary Alice before she leaves her at school? What does this warning foreshadow?

10. What is a main reason for why Mary Alice does not want to move in with her grandmother? Why might she feel this way?

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