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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. There are rumors of trying to do what to Arnold?
(a) Run him out of town as a corrupting influence.
(b) Convince him to stay permanently.
(c) Get him to marry Maxine.
(d) Put him in jail.

2. One day in the cold of _____________, Mrs. Weidenbach knocks at the door.
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) January.

3. Mrs. Weidenbach has come to Grandma because of what?
(a) Mrs. Vottsmeier will not bake any cherry tarts.
(b) She needs a place to host the party.
(c) Mrs. Weidenbach wants to be popular.
(d) Mary Alice has gotten herself into trouble at school.

4. What are used to cover up the human scent in order to confuse these animals?
(a) The rubber waders and the corn.
(b) The rubber waders and the pecans.
(c) The rubber waders and the pumpkins.
(d) The rubber waders and walnut shells.

5. Mrs. Weidenbach is the wife of the ___________, and is the leader of the local chapter of the DAR.
(a) Land speculator.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Banker.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. March comes, and Mary Alice turns _______________.

2. To everyone's consternation, Maxine Patch bounds down the stairs how?

3. What does Bootsie bring that he will not allow Mary Alice to keep?

4. It turns out Grandma had been setting _______ traps earlier that day.

5. ________________ remains Mary Alice's biggest nemesis.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might the townspeople act this way toward this strange man?

2. How has Mary Alice's relationship with the other girls changed? In what ways has it stayed the same?

3. How is Mary Alice's date interrupted? How is this foreshadowed?

4. What is one way that Grandma surprises Mary Alice during this holiday season? How is this important?

5. How does Mrs. Weidenbach act when Grandma agrees to bake the tarts, if the meeting is held at Grandma's home? Why does she react this way?

6. How does Mary Alice finally take a chance and ask Royce over to visit? How does Grandma feel about this? Why?

7. What does Grandma do to pay the bills and survive during the Great Depression? How is this foreshadowed?

8. Who is the strange man who comes calling? Why?

9. What is learned about Mrs. Weidenbach? How is this significant?

10. What does Bootsie bring back to Mary Alice? Why might he do this?

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