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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who objected to Annie Appleby leaving home for Boston?
(a) No one.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

2. What color is the leather pocketbook that Mary frequently takes out for tissues in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

3. What was the name of Elgin Appleby's wife?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Sheila.

4. Who is described among the Appleby children as the dullest and most like their mother in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Julia.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Jamie.

5. For how long does Angelina say she has been friends with Patty in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

6. Why does Lucy tell Pete she had a hard time finding the road to his house in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) Because the road has been repaved.
(b) Because the new shopping mall is on the street where the turnoff is located.
(c) Because the "Sewing and Alterations" sign was taken down.
(d) Because she was unable to see because of a headache.

7. On what nights of the week does Lucy usually call Pete?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Thursdays.
(d) Mondays.

8. What grade was Annie Appleby in when she started staying at Charlene Daigle's house more, according to the narrator in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?
(a) Second.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

9. In what month does Chapter 6, "Sister" begin?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) July.

10. In what grade was Jamie when he hated his teacher in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?
(a) 7th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

11. For what kind of convention does Dr. Small come to Dottie's bed and breakfast?
(a) A cardiology convention.
(b) A psychotherapy convention.
(c) An oncology convention.
(d) A finance convention.

12. What is Mrs. Small's first name?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Pat.
(c) Julie.
(d) Mary.

13. What play did Annie Appleby perform in eight years ago, according to Mrs. Small in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?
(a) Waiting for Godot.
(b) Endgame.
(c) A Christmas Carol.
(d) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

14. Whose music did Paolo dowlnoad onto Mary's phone?
(a) Elvis Presley's.
(b) Elvis Costello's.
(c) Paul McCartney's.
(d) John Lennon's.

15. What is the name of the woman that David Sewell first married?
(a) Jenna.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Isa.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much younger was Annie Appleby than David Sewell?

2. For how long did Mary's first husband have an affair with his secretary?

3. How old was Annie Appleby when she told her siblings and neighbors that God spoke to her in the woods?

4. Who does Vicky say is going to college the next year in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

5. What business does Dottie now run in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

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