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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. With whom had Annie Appleby's father carried on a relationship?
(a) Bob Johnson.
(b) Seth Potter.
(c) James Watkins.
(d) Carl Lemonds.

2. What has Charlene Daigle started a group for, according to Annie in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?
(a) Incest survivors.
(b) PTSD survivors.
(c) Children of alcoholics.
(d) Drug addicts.

3. What does Pete tell Vicky as they drive home in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) That she is great.
(b) That she is awful.
(c) That she is jealous.
(d) That she is fat.

4. How long had Mary been married to her first husband when she left him?
(a) 43 years.
(b) 51 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 56 years.

5. How many years has it been since Pete Barton has seen Lucy in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angelina say the Pretty Nicely Girls were in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

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

3. In what month does Chapter 6, "Sister" begin?

4. How old is Annie Appleby in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?

5. When was the photograph of the library taken that is described in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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