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

2. How old is Mary in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?
(a) 78.
(b) 58.
(c) 63.
(d) 72.

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

4. Who was Jamie's teacher that he did not like in childhood?
(a) Mr. Martin.
(b) Mr. Potter.
(c) Mr. Sylva.
(d) Mr. James.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mrs. Small say Annie Appleby is from in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

3. Where does Lucy describe encountering Carol Darr in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

4. How many children does Angelina have in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Dottie tell Dr. Small as he checks out in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"? How does he respond?

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

6. Why is the story of Kathy Nicely significant in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

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

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

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

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

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