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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast," Dottie recalls going where to visit a distant relative when she was a child?
(a) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Hannibal, Missouri.
(d) Jackson, Mississippi.

3. What does Pete tell Vicky as they drive home in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) That she is great.
(b) That she is awful.
(c) That she is fat.
(d) That she is jealous.

4. Where was Dr. Small heading on a train when he met his wife?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) New Haven.

5. What does the narrator describe Annie Appleby's family being "encased by" in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind" (214)?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Godliness.
(c) Shame.
(d) Love.

6. How many children does Lucy say Abel has in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

7. Who was the favorite child of the matriarch of the Applybee family?
(a) Jenna.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Julie.

8. Who did not sleep for a month after Mary and her husband took the children to see Old Yeller?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Semina.
(c) Tammy.
(d) Vicky.

9. What does Pete offer to give Vicky in the end of Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) A rug.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A ring.

10. How many children did David Sewell and his first wife have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

11. Where did Mary's father take a job when he moved his family to Carlisle?
(a) A post office.
(b) A filling station.
(c) A high school.
(d) A bakery.

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

13. What room does Dottie offer Dr. Small after he complains about his first room at her bed and breakfast?
(a) The Rubber Ducky Room.
(b) The Teddy Bear Room.
(c) The Bunny Rabbit Room.
(d) The Moose Room.

14. With whom had Annie Appleby's father carried on a relationship?
(a) James Watkins.
(b) Carl Lemonds.
(c) Seth Potter.
(d) Bob Johnson.

15. The Applebys lived on a dirt road that was about a mile from what highway?
(a) Route 10.
(b) Route 1.
(c) Route 4.
(d) Route 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play did Annie Appleby perform in eight years ago, according to Mrs. Small in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

2. What is the name of the woman that David Sewell first married?

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

4. Who is the elderly woman that Vicky describes speaking after three years in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

5. The "Mumford boy" that Mary married had a father who was rich in what business?

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