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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. What business does Dottie now run in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A bed and breakfast.
(c) A burger joint.
(d) An air conditioner factory.

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

3. Who taught Dottie that "a complaining woman was like pushing dirt beneath the fingernails of God" (182)?
(a) Aunt Jess.
(b) Aunt Mary.
(c) Aunt Elizabeth.
(d) Aunt Edna.

4. What causes Lucy to leave Pete's home in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) Because she forgot the dog.
(b) She gets a call from her daughter.
(c) She forgot her speech materials.
(d) She has a panic attack.

5. After how many years of marriage did David Sewell and his wife divorce?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator describe Annie Appleby's family being "encased by" in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind" (214)?

3. How many years has it been since Pete Barton has seen Lucy in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

4. What child of hers does Mrs. Small describe as having defaced the girl's bathroom at school in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

5. What did Jamie Appleby give to his father that he was shamed for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Annie Appleby's success come about?

4. How would you describe the relationship between Lucy and Pete Barton?

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

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

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

8. How is the theme of social class explored in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

9. What does the lake house represent symbolically in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

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

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