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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say she thought would be bothering Barney?
(a) His stuffed nose.
(b) His cracked filling.
(c) His athlete's foot.
(d) His sweet tooth.

2. What word does the narrator use to describe the inside of Phil's house?
(a) Initimate.
(b) Warm.
(c) Cold.
(d) Impersonal.

3. According to Phil, who said that young minds should not be exposed to films like Dracula?
(a) Psychologists.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Novelists.

4. With whom does Barney want the narrator to live?
(a) Her aunt Sally.
(b) Her cousin Jade.
(c) Her uncle Phil.
(d) Her grandmother.

5. Where did Barney live in Stockton?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) In a tenament.
(c) In a hostel.
(d) In a terraced house.

6. Why doesn't Barney want to keep his luck in the hospital?
(a) It will lose its charm.
(b) It will see bad things.
(c) It will get cold.
(d) It will get angry.

7. What do Peony and her brothers capture from the middle brother?
(a) His brain.
(b) His soul.
(c) His sight.
(d) His feelings.

8. What do the owls do so they can better mock the Walkers?
(a) They learn how to open doors.
(b) They turn into human form.
(c) They learn how to speak.
(d) They turn into human pets.

9. What kind of movie does Paw-Paw take Casey to see?
(a) A romance.
(b) A comedy.
(c) A horror movie.
(d) A Kung-Fu movie.

10. What word does the narrator use to describe the size of Phil's car?
(a) Mickeymouselike.
(b) Titaniclike.
(c) Midgetlike.
(d) Whalelike.

11. What does Phil do for a job?
(a) A bookie.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) An accountant.

12. What kind of suit has Morey worn to the hospital?
(a) A double breast suit.
(b) A single breast suit.
(c) A zoot suit.
(d) An Italian suit.

13. According to the narrator, in what way were she and Barney helping out the psychologist?
(a) Cleaning his office.
(b) Finding him clients.
(c) Painting his study.
(d) Answering his calls.

14. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Janie.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Haley.
(d) Casey.

15. What is the name of Phil's wife?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Petal.
(c) Esther.
(d) Ethel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Barney say he is going next time to gamble?

2. How is the narrator helping out Moe?

3. What does Casey's teacher tell her after she slaps her with a ruler?

4. How does the middle brother of the Walker family die?

5. How does the narrator describe the look Barney gives the nurse?

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