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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 does Ann wear to her first day of school?
(a) Shorts and T-shirt.
(b) Blazer and slacks.
(c) Navy blue dress.
(d) Jeans and sweatshirt.

2. Lillian had a crush on a boy named _________________.
(a) Art.
(b) Steve.
(c) Rick.
(d) Sam.

3. What hotel do Ann and her mother stay at in Scottsdale?
(a) Ramada.
(b) Luau.
(c) Four Seasons.
(d) W.

4. Who is Ann's stepfather?
(a) Alex.
(b) Mark.
(c) Ted.
(d) Joe.

5. The prices in the restaurant are so high that Adele orders only soup and ___________________.
(a) crackers.
(b) water.
(c) coffee.
(d) a glass of wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves into the apartment soon after Adele meets him at an ice cream shop?

2. Who did Adele marry?

3. Chapter 9 is a flashback of _____________________.

4. Who was Adele's ice skating instructor?

5. How long do Adele and Ann stay at the Bel Air Hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the Swans' lives comparable to Adele and Ann's life, even though the Swans live in an expensive home in an exclusive are of Los Angeles?

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

4. What does California symbolize to Adele?

5. How does the author show that Adele is self-centered and selfish?

6. How do Hal's problems help Carol to become closer to her own mother?

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

8. What does Carol believe is the basis of some of Adele's outlandish behavior?

9. Who is Art and how does Lillian's relationship with him negatively impact her life?

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

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