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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joy go every month to visit her son in prison?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Sing Sing.
(c) Joliet.
(d) Angola.

2. Why does Charlie feel particularly guilty after he and Tracy part ways in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) Because his father posted bail.
(b) Because he was found innocent of all charges.
(c) Because he killed Tracy's lover.
(d) Because he stole his wife's money.

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

4. How did Karen-Lucie's husband die?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He was in a motorcycle accident.
(c) He jumped off a building.
(d) He was hit by a car.

5. What is the hope within Charlie compared to in the end of Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) A desert.
(b) Rain clouds.
(c) A crocus bulb.
(d) The ocean waves.

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

7. Where was the conference that Patty met her husband?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

8. Where had Tommy Guptill's children attended school before the fire forced them to move?
(a) Carlisle.
(b) Lawrenceville.
(c) Amgash.
(d) Chicago.

9. Where did Angelina's mother go to be with a younger man when she was 74?
(a) France.
(b) Chicago.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

10. How long was Patty married to Sebastian?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

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

13. What is the name of Marilyn Macauley's husband?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Jack.
(c) James.
(d) Roger.

14. What is the retirement home that Patty talks to her mother about in Chapter 2, "Windmills"?
(a) Golden Shores.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Windsor Terrace.
(d) Golden Leaf.

15. Where does Linda's son live who is a twin?
(a) New Paltz.
(b) Providence.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lila Lane's aunt?

2. What color are Robin's eyes described as in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

3. What had been Griff Johnson's job?

4. What is the upcoming event that Marilyn Macauley is trying on a dress for in the shop in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?

5. The narrator in Chapter 3, "Cracked" describes two sculptures in the garden of Linda's house. Who are the sculptures by?

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