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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Charlie lead Tracy after they leave the hotel in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) To the library.
(b) To a bank.
(c) To a diner.
(d) To his home.

3. Where did Sebastian live when Patty met him?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Missouri.

4. What does the narrator say you never get used to "no matter what anyone says about it" in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory" (114)?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Pain.
(d) Fear.

5. Who was the father in the Barton family?
(a) Roger.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Ken.
(d) Jack.

6. What does Karen-Lucie say she did for "a hundred years" in her youth (77)?
(a) Taught children.
(b) Worked at a bakery.
(c) Waitressed.
(d) Prostituted.

7. How old is Linda in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) 62.
(b) 43.
(c) 55.
(d) 51.

8. Where does Charlie go to stay after departing with Tracy in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) To a bed and breakfast.
(b) To his sister's house.
(c) To his own house.
(d) To his brother's house.

9. Where is Yvonne from?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Illinois.

10. In what war had Tommy's brother served?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Vietnam War.

11. Who comes to clean Patty's mother's home twice a week?
(a) Anna.
(b) Emily.
(c) Olga.
(d) Rachel.

12. How old is Linda's daughter in Boston?
(a) 16.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 23.

13. On what day of the week in May does Tommy drive into Carlisle in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lucy Barton end up moving?

2. How much money does Tracy ask Charlie for in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

3. How old was Robin when Charlie first met her?

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

5. What does Charlie put on the television at night in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

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