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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. Who calls the narrator in the first chapter?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Irena.
(c) Helene.
(d) Pop.

2. Where does Ross send Marie for an operation?
(a) Germany.
(b) Africa.
(c) Japan.
(d) Mexico.

3. Who gets sent to jail while in high school?
(a) Marie.
(b) Rhonda.
(c) Helene.
(d) Robbie.

4. Who does the narrator have a tense relationship with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her neighbor.

5. Who is Chris?
(a) Agathe's neighbor.
(b) Helene's son.
(c) Agathe's boyfriend.
(d) Robbie's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agathe say about her leaving her family?

2. What is the name of the narrator's dog?

3. Who is crying in the first chapter?

4. Who in the family passes away in 1987?

5. Who does Pop say is corrupting Marie's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who took over Agathe's job as the mother figure when she left?

2. Where does Marie take the boys in the first chapter?

3. Who comes to Martinique on Marie's request?

4. Who tells Helene all about spies?

5. What news does Helene give Marie at Tompkins Square Park?

6. What happens when Marie returns from getting groceries one summer?

7. What happens at Marie's home in Connecticut?

8. What bad news does Pop give Marie?

9. What happens when Marie takes Agathe to the airport?

10. What is Marie like as a child?

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