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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barnette immediately wins Meg over because:
(a) He has seen Meg sing and admires her talent.
(b) He does not know the family's past history.
(c) He believes Babe is innocent.
(d) He is young and attractive.

2. Meg and Lenny's relationship appears at first to be:
(a) Friendly.
(b) Violent.
(c) Distant and cold.
(d) Tentative.

3. Babe explodes at Chick, which indicates:
(a) She is angry that her sisters have ganged up on her.
(b) She should not have been released from prison.
(c) She is in an emotionally vulnerable state.
(d) She is in desperate need of confiding in someone.

4. When Babe begins telling her story, she refuses Meg's offer of candy, which suggests:
(a) She is angry with Meg for dragging the story out of her.
(b) She is prepared to tell the truth, and does not need to
(c) She has given up entirely.
(d) She wants to get the story over with as quickly as possible.

5. Granddaddy's attitude about Meg's singing career shows:
(a) He is supportive but naive about show business.
(b) He wants her to succeed, but won't use his connections to help her.
(c) He disapproves of her choice of careers.
(d) He believes she will fail.

6. Lenny's solo celebration suggests:
(a) She has not told anyone about her birthday.
(b) She is unpopular.
(c) She is underappreciated and taken for granted.
(d) Her family is angry with her.

7. Through the dialog, it becomes apparent that Zackery Botrelle:
(a) Felt unloved by his wife.
(b) Tried to make his marriage work.
(c) Ignored his wife, which drove her to the affair with Willy Jay.
(d) Was emotionally and physically abusive of his wife.

8. During the argument Lenny reveals:
(a) It is her birthday.
(b) Doc had visited earlier.
(c) Chick does not want Meg around.
(d) Granddaddy is angry with Meg.

9. Lenny's birthday gift turns out to be a box of candy, which suggests:
(a) Chick has put no thought into the gift.
(b) Lenny is overweight.
(c) Chick cares a great deal about Lenny.
(d) Lenny has a sweet tooth.

10. Lenny appears to be jealous about:
(a) Doc's attention to Chick.
(b) Doc's new baby.
(c) Doc's interest in Meg.
(d) Doc's new wife.

11. When Meg confesses her reservations, Barnette:
(a) Concedes he is not the right lawyer for the case.
(b) Reveals he has a personal vendetta against Zackery.
(c) Pleads with her to keep him on for the experience.
(d) States he believes Babe did not act alone.

12. Doc's gift to Lenny is:
(a) A sack of peanuts.
(b) A sack of pecans.
(c) A sack of walnuts.
(d) A sack of almonds.

13. Meg and Babe fantasize about the huge birthday cake they have ordered for Lenny, which reveals:
(a) They are unprepared for adult life.
(b) They have no idea how serious their predicaments are.
(c) They are completely irresponsible.
(d) They are still childlike and playful despite their disappointments.

14. Through Babe's confession she discovers:
(a) She wants to protect herself from scandal.
(b) She wants to live.
(c) She does not love Zackery.
(d) She is angry with granddaddy.

15. When Chick arrives with Babe, she is upset because:
(a) Babe has shot Zackery.
(b) Meg has shown up uninvited.
(c) Babe has refused to talk to her lawyer.
(d) Meg has asked her to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doc has apparently:

2. Meg explains their mother's suicide by telling Babe:

3. Chick's attitude toward Meg reveals:

4. Chick's continual focus on the shame their mother's suicide brought on the family suggests:

5. Meg arrives in town without knowing:

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