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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. For how long did Mary's first husband have an affair with his secretary?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 16 years.

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

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

4. How many daughters does Mary have?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After how many years of marriage did David Sewell and his wife divorce?

2. Who taught Dottie that "a complaining woman was like pushing dirt beneath the fingernails of God" (182)?

3. What is the primary crop described in the north where the Appleby children grew up as in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?

4. 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"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the relationship between Vicky and Lucy Barton?

2. Describe the narrative style in Chapter 6, "Sister."

3. What is remarked about the Pretty Nicely Girls in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

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

5. How would you describe the relationship between Mary and Angelina in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

6. How does Shelly Small describe Annie Appleby in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

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

8. What is related of Tommy Guptill in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

9. Describe the main character in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast."

10. What are the circumstances of Lucy's departure in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

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