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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charlie Macauley is described in Chapter 2, "Windmills" as being about how much older than Patty?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 30 years.

2. What caused the fire on Tommy Guptill's farm?
(a) A candle-lantern.
(b) The milking machines.
(c) The house's fireplace.
(d) An errant barbecue grill.

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

4. For whom does Tracy need the money that she asks from Charlie?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her pimp.
(d) Her son.

5. How old was Tommy Guptill when his farm burned?
(a) 23.
(b) 35.
(c) 38.
(d) 43.

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 does Marilyn think Charlie is when he goes out to meet another woman in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

3. What does Karen-Lucie say she did for "a hundred years" in her youth (77)?

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

5. Where is Charlie's home in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the narrative style in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?

2. Who is Lila Lane? What can be observed of her character by her first interaction with Patty in Chapter 2, "Windmills"?

3. What in Charlie Macauley's past has caused him inner anguish?

4. How would you describe Patty Nicely's character?

5. How is foreshadowing employed in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

6. Why does Tommy feel upset in the end of Chapter 1, "The Sign"?

7. How is the theme of class differences explored in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

8. What do the crocus bulbs symbolize in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

9. In what setting does Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory" begin? What mood does the setting evoke?

10. What does Charlie Macauley represent to Patty in Chapter 2, "Windmills"?

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