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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Lucy Barton go on to become after leaving home?
(a) A painter.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An actress.
(d) A writer.

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

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

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

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

7. What does Pete confess to Tommy in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) That his mother tried to kill him.
(b) That he killed his father.
(c) That his father burned down Tommy's barn.
(d) That he was molested by his father.

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

9. What job did Tommy Guptill take after his farm burned down?
(a) A janitorial job.
(b) A postal job.
(c) A car salesman job.
(d) A teaching job.

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

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

12. Who is Jay's lawyer that he asks for in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Norm Atwood.
(b) Roger Anderson.
(c) Annie Appleby.
(d) Pat Johnson.

13. What is Linda's last name in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Tuttle.
(b) Nicely.
(c) Peterson-Cornell.
(d) Robinson-Jackson.

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

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

Short Answer 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)?

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

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

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

5. What is Jay charged with in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

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