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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What boy did Diane start to date?
(a) Buck.
(b) Buzz.
(c) Biff.
(d) Buddy.

2. Who is the neighbor for whom Diane's father left his family?
(a) Margot.
(b) Marie.
(c) Mavis.
(d) Marlene.

3. Where did Brenda celebrate mass in prison?
(a) Local Catholic church.
(b) Her cell.
(c) Via a televised program.
(d) Makeshift prison church.

4. What did Diane's father steal from the family he had abandoned?
(a) An old car.
(b) Money.
(c) Lawn mower.
(d) Furniture.

5. What did Diane learn to do to gain her father's approval?
(a) Shoot a gun.
(b) Change a tire.
(c) Bait a hook.
(d) Drive a car.

6. Mo'Shay thought that the lips of the boy in #151 reminded her of what?
(a) A ripe peach.
(b) A sandbag.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A pillow.

7. What was always important in Bonnie's family?
(a) Art.
(b) Food.
(c) Religion.
(d) Education.

8. Brenda's sentence was ______________ years in prison.
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

9. What did Diane use liberally in her story?
(a) Humor.
(b) Religious symbols.
(c) Similes.
(d) Metaphors.

10. What did Brenda's mother do to her one day when brushing Brenda's hair?
(a) Beat her with the hairbrush.
(b) Dipped her in scalding water in the bathtub.
(c) Tied her to her bed.
(d) Tried to choke her to death.

11. What did Diane call each one of her chapters?
(a) Vignettes.
(b) Snapshots.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Polaroids.

12. What did Mo'Shay's mother make her do on the first day of summer vacation?
(a) Go to the store.
(b) Wash her clothes.
(c) Sign up for summer school.
(d) Clean her room.

13. What is Brenda's ethnic background?
(a) Puerto Rican.
(b) Indian.
(c) Black.
(d) American.

14. What memory did Barbara have of her mother?
(a) Going shopping for Easter dresses.
(b) Being whipped by her mother.
(c) Visiting her in a mental hospital.
(d) Making Christmas cookies.

15. Which of the following was NOT included in celebrations in Bonnie's family?
(a) Food.
(b) Games.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brenda's father pray for every night?

2. Which one of Barbara's children was killed in a car accident?

3. What board game was Brenda playing with her sisters when she discovered her mother's secret?

4. Who molested Barbara when she was a girl?

5. Why did Mo'Shay resent her mother?

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