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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stan urge Becca to do in regards to Gemma's past in Chapter 8?
(a) Continue looking for leads.
(b) Talk to her family about taking the next step.
(c) Really think about whether or not she wants to know the truth.
(d) Close that chapter of her life.

2. What do Becca's nieces and nephew ask for in Chapter 4?
(a) Presents.
(b) Milk.
(c) A small box of trinkets belonging to Gemma.
(d) A bedtime story.

3. How long does the curse in Gemma's story put everyone to sleep for?
(a) One thousand years.
(b) One year.
(c) One hundred years.
(d) Forever.

4. What is the name of the Oswego newspaper where one of the articles in the box is from?
(a) The Eastern Times.
(b) The State Times.
(c) Palladium Times.
(d) Frontier Times.

5. In Gemma's Briar Rose story, what does the prince do?
(a) He shatters the glass slipper.
(b) He marries the princess' stepmother.
(c) He eats a frog.
(d) He wakes only the princess with his kiss.

6. What will happen when the curse comes in Gemma's story?
(a) There will be strong winds which will blow everyone away.
(b) The trees will swallow the people who have sinned.
(c) There will be a great mist and everyone will die.
(d) The animals will turn on the humans.

7. What is Becca's career?
(a) She is a social worker.
(b) She is a graphic designer.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is a teacher.

8. Which of the following name is found in the public records in Chapter 10?
(a) Dawna Stein.
(b) Gitl Mandlestein.
(c) Dawna Mandlestein.
(d) Genevieve Mandlestein.

9. What does the Polish word 'Ksiezniczka' mean in English?
(a) Queen.
(b) Duchess.
(c) Princess.
(d) Goddess.

10. Which of the documents is NOT found in Gemma's memento box?
(a) A mortgage on the house where Becca was raised.
(b) A birth certificate for Eve Stein.
(c) Immunization records.
(d) A report card.

11. In Gemma's story, at what age will the heroine be when the curse comes to pass?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Thirteen.

12. What does Becca think about Gemma's version of the Briar Rose story?
(a) It is very fantastical.
(b) There is something odd about it.
(c) She has left out the dark aspects of the story.
(d) It is her favorite version of the fairy tale.

13. What is on top of Gemma's box of mementos?
(a) A carved rose and briar.
(b) A smiley face.
(c) Gemma's signature.
(d) A carving of Jesus on the cross.

14. According to Gemma, at what point will little Becca not want to hear her fairy tale story any longer?
(a) Once she becomes a teenager.
(b) Once she turns ten years old.
(c) Once she stops believing in magic.
(d) Once she begins school.

15. What is Gemma's room number at the nursing home?
(a) Room 125.
(b) Room 310.
(c) Room 4.
(d) Room 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Howie?

2. What has Sylvia always thought was the origin of Gemma's use of the name Dawn?

3. In the traditional Briar Rose story, what does the prince do?

4. Who goes to the nursing home in Chapter 2?

5. According to what the family knows in Chapter 4, when did Gemma come to America?

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