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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. Which of the boys from the "Goddam Boys on Bikes" left a window open at their high school?
(a) Albie
(b) Raul.
(c) Edison.
(d) Lenny.

2. How old is Franny in Chapter 7?
(a) 48.
(b) 53.
(c) 49.
(d) 52.

3. What Indian tribe is rumored to be in the DNA on Jeanette's mother's side of the family?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Mattaponi.
(c) Apalachee.
(d) Quechan.

4. In Chapter 5, how old was Albie when Jeanette last saw him?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

5. At Torrance High School, what color were the drapes in the art room?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Cream.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many stepchildren does Franny have?

2. What movie did Beverly watch twice on the day that Cal died?

3. How long was Teresa married to her second husband before he died of a heart attack?

4. When Holly sees her mother at the Lucerne airport in Chapter 8, how many years does she think it has been since she last saw her mother?

5. What language can the writer speak who comes with Astrid in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Fix and Marjorie get their house in Santa Monica?

2. In what way is Leo and Franny's relationship doomed even before the house guests in Chapter 6?

3. Why do Fix, Caroline, and Franny go to Teresa's house on Fix's birthday?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where are Fix and his daughters driving and why?

5. How did Holly end up living in Switzerland?

6. What children do Caroline and Franny have?

7. Where did The Cousins children live after Cal died?

8. In Chapter 6, what is Caroline doing?

9. Why does Leo rent a house for the summer in Chapter 6?

10. In Chapter 7, why does Fix say that Leo's wife is the unsung hero in the relationship between him and Franny?

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