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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Pain.
(d) Death.

2. How much money does Tracy ask Charlie for in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $20.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $5,000.

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

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

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

6. What does Charlie recall planting with Marilyn in the beginning of Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) Acorns.
(b) Apple seeds.
(c) Cucumber seeds.
(d) Crocus bulbs.

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

8. How long ago had a young woman disappeared from the town where Linda lives in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) 7 years ago.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 5 years ago.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What month is it when Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory" begins?
(a) January.
(b) November.
(c) July.
(d) September.

15. What is Jay charged with in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Third-degree battery.
(b) Rape.
(c) Second-degree murder.
(d) First-degree murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Patty catch her mother in bed with when she was young?

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

3. What does Angelina Mumford teach?

4. What is the name of Patty Nicely's eldest sister?

5. Who is the photographer at the festival that cross-dresses?

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