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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Marie not talk to for a decade after Helene's death?
(a) Robbie.
(b) Agathe.
(c) Pop.
(d) Mr. Ali.

2. Who does Marie have an argument with at the airport?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Helene.
(c) Robbie.
(d) Pop.

3. What organization does Ed Ross work for?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) The FBI.

4. What is the profession of the narrator's father?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a cop.
(d) He is an engineer.

5. Where does the narrator's mother live?
(a) Martinique.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Boston.
(d) Paris.

6. Why is the narrator embarrassed remembering Helene's 13th birthday?
(a) She threw up at the sight of a slain deer.
(b) She got in trouble with Pop.
(c) She does not get embarassed.
(d) She got caught stealing from a candy shop.

7. Who gets sent to Martinique to live with Agathe?
(a) Bunny.
(b) Helene.
(c) Marie.
(d) Helene and Marie.

8. What does Thomas not like to talk about?
(a) Music.
(b) Books.
(c) Plants.
(d) Movies.

9. Who is Marie surprised to see at Helene's wake?
(a) Robbie.
(b) Daniel Slater.
(c) Agathe.
(d) Mr. Ali.

10. Who does Marie want to take care of the boys?
(a) Mr. Ali.
(b) Pop.
(c) Agathe.
(d) Robbie.

11. What does Helene tell Marie she is practicing the summer she is 12?
(a) She is practicing guitar.
(b) She is practicing skipping.
(c) She is practicing to be a spy.
(d) She is practicing to be an actress.

12. Who goes to the beach with Marie and the kids?
(a) Pop.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Agathe.
(d) Ross.

13. Where does the narrator drop off the kids in the first chapter?
(a) At the neighbor's.
(b) At their father's.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) At school.

14. Who runs away from Agathe's house?
(a) William.
(b) Poochini.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Marie.

15. How long does the narrator sleep after the flight in Chapter 1?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) She does not sleep.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the departed's dog?

2. Who is Marie attracted to?

3. What gift does Thomas give Marie?

4. What does Marie think Ross's operation is about?

5. Who believes in Communism?

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