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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. Robert comes home from school one day with ______________.
(a) A black eye.
(b) Extra lunch money.
(c) A new book.
(d) A new friend.

2. Of what is Beth convinced now?
(a) She will marry Mike.
(b) Bobby will surely find them.
(c) Robert will be an abuser.
(d) Cindy has betrayed her.

3. What is the source of the noises that Beth hears near the living room windows?
(a) Wind rattling the glass.
(b) Girls throwing water balloons.
(c) Tree branches in the wind.
(d) Hail hitting the windows.

4. What does Beth note about the relationship between Cindy and her mother?
(a) It is tense.
(b) It is fun.
(c) It reminds her of her own mother.
(d) It is non-existent.

5. What does Beth ask Grace to tell her?
(a) Her Thanksgiving story.
(b) All about her Caribbean cruise.
(c) All about her new boyfriend.
(d) How her new job is going.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cindy's twin sister die?

2. Patty Bancroft thinks that Beth is _____________ to stay living in the same place.

3. Who does Beth call on Thanksgiving evening?

4. Grace tells Beth that _____________ has been to her home several times looking for Frannie.

5. How does Beth react to what Patty Bancroft tells her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robert react when Beth and Mike begin to see more of each other?

2. How does a bullying episode at school make Robert think about his father?

3. What does Beth learn about not being a victim from Mrs. Levitt's story?

4. What does Beth do on Christmas night instead of calling Grace like she wants to do?

5. How do Beth and Robert react when they learn that several New York police officers have been killed?

6. Why does Beth not panic when she learns that Robert has called his father after the bullying incident?

7. What is the story of how Mr. and Mrs. Levitt met?

8. What prevents Beth from becoming too intimate with Mike?

9. How does Beth inadvertently end up on TV news and how does she feel about it?

10. Why does Beth resist Patty Bancroft's recent recommendations for her and Robert's safety?

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