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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. Where do Adele and Ann stay after leaving the Bel Air Hotel?
(a) Jameson Inn.
(b) Laskey Hotel.
(c) Ramada Inn.
(d) Hampton Inn.

2. How did Carol and Jimmy hear about Hal's arrest for dealing drugs?
(a) A policeman came to the house.
(b) They heard it on the TV news.
(c) A nosy friend told them.
(d) Hal told them.

3. Who is Carol's younger son?
(a) Benny.
(b) Peter.
(c) Brian.
(d) Greg.

4. Who molested the boy in #33?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His nanny.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

5. Why do Ann and her mother make a stop in Scottsdale, Arizona?
(a) To see the beautiful homes.
(b) To visit relatives.
(c) To sightsee.
(d) To shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man in #69?

2. Where is Milton located decades later by a private detective?

3. Where did Art get a job?

4. What does Ann order after dinner?

5. How old was Adele at the time of the vacation in #76?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lillian and what is her relationship with her aunts?

2. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Ann's discomfort over sharing a bed with her mother?

3. How is Hal a disappointment to Carol and Jimmy?

4. How does Lillian feel about her husband's job and how is that feeling transmitted to her daughters?

5. How did Lillian's mother show inappropriate behavior toward Lillian's brother, Milton?

6. What does California symbolize to Adele?

7. How does Adele pay for the trip to California?

8. What do Adele and Ann do upon their arrival in Los Angeles?

9. Who is Lonnie Tishman and how does he take advantage of Adele and Ann?

10. What does Hisham's disappointing life symbolize and how does Ann feel about him?

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