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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. Who did not sleep for a month after Mary and her husband took the children to see Old Yeller?
(a) Tammy.
(b) Vicky.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Semina.

2. In Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast," Dottie recalls going where to visit a distant relative when she was a child?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(c) Hannibal, Missouri.
(d) Jackson, Mississippi.

3. What did a theater director once tell Annie Appleby protects her?
(a) Her greed.
(b) Her optimism.
(c) Her ambition.
(d) Her innocence.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Annie Appleby when she left home for Boston?

2. In what war did Dr. Small serve along with David Sewell?

3. How old is Mary in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

4. What causes Lucy to leave Pete's home in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

5. How old is Mary's husband in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What story from a Reader's Digest publication had an emotional impact on Dottie Blaine?

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

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