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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The nylon wrapper and hair ball Chick leaves on the floor suggests:
(a) She has no hygiene habits.
(b) She is trying to provoke a confrontation in Lenny.
(c) She expects Lenny to clean up after her like a servant.
(d) She does not care about her personal appearance.

2. Granddaddy's comment that Zackery was the best man for Babe whether she knew it or not implies:
(a) Granddaddy was not interested in her happiness.
(b) Zackery threatened Babe into marrying him.
(c) Babe was not happy to marry him.
(d) Babe was thrilled to marry him.

3. Meg protests to the idea of Doc's wife because:
(a) His wife is Southern.
(b) His wife is a Yankee.
(c) She still has feelings for Doc and wants to tell him.
(d) She detests artists because she is jealous of them.

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

5. Chick implies that Meg is the reason:
(a) Lenny is alone on her birthday.
(b) Doc now walks with a limp.
(c) Babe has suffered negative publicity.
(d) Granddaddy is sick.

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

7. When the girls argue about the lawyer, the mood becomes:
(a) Angry and violent.
(b) Reflective and sober.
(c) Joyous and celebratory.
(d) Angry and confrontational.

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

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

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

11. Chick's continual focus on the shame their mother's suicide brought on the family suggests:
(a) She is afraid they will forget what happened,.
(b) She is unsympathetic and self-interested.
(c) She is untouched by the situation and doesn't remember much about it.
(d) She is the only responsible one in the family.

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

13. When the sisters discover it is Lenny's birthday they decide to:
(a) Order her a birthday cake from the bakery.
(b) Buy her a box of candy.
(c) Sing Happy Birthday with a candle on a cookie.
(d) Contact Charlie Hill for her.

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

15. Babe is oddly impressed by:
(a) The prospect of going to jail.
(b) Willy Jay's attention to her.
(c) The amount of coverage she has received since the shooting.
(d) The amount of attention she is getting in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Meg takes a coke from the fridge to calm Lennie, but first she drinks from it herself, indicating:

2. Through Babe's confession she discovers:

3. Meg and Babe fantasize about the huge birthday cake they have ordered for Lenny, which reveals:

4. Meg and Lenny's relationship appears at first to be:

5. Barnette immediately wins Meg over because:

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