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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. In Chapter 3, how long does Cal lock his brothers and sisters out of the house after school?
(a) At least an hour.
(b) About an hour and a half.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. In Chapter 4, how long has Fred worked the bar?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. In Chapter 3, what is the name of Franny's cat?
(a) Lily.
(b) Tigger.
(c) Buttercup.
(d) Smokey.

4. What color is the tourniquet that goes on Fix's arm in Chapter 2?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

5. In Chapter 4, where does Leon Posen live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wallis die from?

2. What was the name of Wallis's husband?

3. In Chapter 4, what time had Franny clocked in for her shift?

4. In Chapter 2, what year does Fix remember Lomer telling a story about a beagle who was found with his dead master and a woman?

5. How many brothers does Fix have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Franny doing when she sees Leon Posen in Chapter 4?

2. How do the Cousins children feel about California?

3. Why is Leon Posen staying in Iowa City in Chapter 4?

4. Where does Teresa get a job after the divorce and how does she get the job?

5. Why did kids love Lomer?

6. In Chapter 1, what is the scene in the kitchen after Fix greets Cousins and Fix goes to the kitchen?

7. In Chapter 4, why is Franny a cocktail waitress?

8. Where did Heinrich go to college and what did he study?

9. What does Cousins discuss with Father Joe Mike at the christening party in Chapter 1?

10. Who is the nurse who gets Fix's chemotherapy started and what does she look like?

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