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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Charlie's home in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Amgast.
(c) Carlisle.
(d) New York.

2. What is the name of Angelina Mumford's mother?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Emily.
(d) Mary.

3. For whom does Tracy need the money that she asks from Charlie?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her pimp.

4. Who had brought Yvonne Tuttle to Linda's house?
(a) Mary Mumford.
(b) Jay Cornell.
(c) Charlie Macauley.
(d) Karen-Lucie Toth.

5. What had been Griff Johnson's job?
(a) He was a junior high school teacher.
(b) He was a helicopter pilot.
(c) He was an insurance salesman.
(d) He was a postal delivery man.

6. Who is Marilyn's son that she calls spineless in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) Stevie.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jake.
(d) Robert.

7. How many restaurants are there in Hanston?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

8. How long is the drive from Patty's house to Hanston?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

9. What caused the fire on Tommy Guptill's farm?
(a) The milking machines.
(b) An errant barbecue grill.
(c) A candle-lantern.
(d) The house's fireplace.

10. What had caused Marilyn Macauley's husband to change in personality?
(a) A car accident that had caused amnesia.
(b) His service in the Vietnam War.
(c) A car accident that caused brain swelling.
(d) The murder of his father.

11. Where did Lucy Barton end up moving?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

12. The narrator in Chapter 3, "Cracked" describes two sculptures in the garden of Linda's house. Who are the sculptures by?
(a) Alexander Calder.
(b) Mary Mumford.
(c) Matisse.
(d) Dottie Blaine.

13. What has gone missing from Yvonne's room on the fourth morning since her arrival?
(a) Her camera.
(b) Her bracelet.
(c) Her laptop computer.
(d) Her pajamas.

14. Who was the woman who did the sewing for the Barton home before she died?
(a) Lydia Barton.
(b) Nora Barton.
(c) Vicky Barton.
(d) Lucy Barton.

15. What was the only thing not destroyed in the fire that burned down Tommy Guptill's home and farm?
(a) A pocketwatch.
(b) A pig.
(c) A doorknob.
(d) A mirror frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade did Lila Lane skip in school?

2. Who is the director of the photography festival in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

3. Where had Tommy Guptill's children attended school before the fire forced them to move?

4. What did Lucy Barton go on to become after leaving home?

5. Where was the conference that Patty met her husband?

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