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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. Where is the lake house that Mrs. Small describes in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Maine.

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

3. Where does Mrs. Small say Annie Appleby is from in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maine.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Arkansas.

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

5. When was the photograph of the library taken that is described in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1950.

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. Where did Cindy Appleby move after leaving home?

3. What did a theater director once tell Annie Appleby protects her?

4. In what village did Mary meet Paolo?

5. How long is the drive to Chicago from Amgash said to be in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mary's backstory in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"? How has she come to her current situation?

2. What does the tape recorder represent symbolically in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?

3. Why did Dottie keep Charlie Macauley's registration form and what does it symbolize?

4. How are the Smalls initially described in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

5. What does the reader learn about Charlie Macauley in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

6. What is the principle setting of Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind" and why is it significant?

7. What is the setting for Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"? Why is this setting significant?

8. How is Annie Appleby described as a child in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?

9. What truths of Annie's father and Charlene's father are revealed in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?

10. What does the rug symbolize in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

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