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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname does Doc call Meg?
(a) Becky.
(b) Greeny.
(c) Meggy.
(d) Peggy.

2. Lenny is still upset that as children Meg had more :
(a) Boyfriends.
(b) Attention from Old Granddaddy.
(c) Friends.
(d) Jingle bells on her petticoats.

3. Babe surprises Barnette by:
(a) Confessing the affair with Willy Jay.
(b) Remembering the first time they met at a Christmas Bazarre.
(c) Remembering all the details of the shooting.
(d) Confessing she does not love Zackery.

4. While Becky explains the details of the shooting, it is clear that Barnette:
(a) Knows he is going to have to lie on her behalf.
(b) Think she is guilty.
(c) Knows how to manipulate the truth to her advantage.
(d) Does not believe her story.

5. When Lenny learns her secret has been betrayed she tells Babe:
(a) She has always known Babe loves Meg more that herself.
(b) She never wants to see Babe again.
(c) She will never trust Babe again.
(d) She thinks Babe should go to jail for shooting Zackery.

6. When Meg asks why she can not seem to keep her mouth shut, Doc answers:
(a) Maybe it is because she never learned to.
(b) Maybe it is because she does not want to.
(c) Maybe it is because she enjoys hurting others.
(d) Maybe it is because she is wants to show Lenny who is tougher.

7. Lenny reveals that she did not tell Charlie about her ovary because:
(a) She did not want him to pity her.
(b) She did not want him not to want her.
(c) She did not want him to know anything personal about her.
(d) She did not want him to anger Old Granddaddy.

8. At first, Doc and Meg pretend:
(a) They are still in love with one another.
(b) They cannot remember the details of their last meeting.
(c) They they cannot remember one another.
(d) They do not want to spend time together.

9. Lenny believes Old Granddaddy told her to break up with Charlie because:
(a) He did not want her to get married at her age.
(b) He did not want to see her hurt.
(c) He did not want her to marry a Yankee.
(d) He did not want her to leave him.

10. People in town think Meg:
(a) Should have been famous.
(b) Caused Doc's accident and then left him.
(c) Caused Old Granddaddy's stroke.
(d) Was the most responsible of the Magrath girls.

11. While she tells her story, Babe finally seems to realize:
(a) That she is getting Willy Jay in trouble.
(b) That she does not love Zackery.
(c) The gravity of her actions.
(d) The consequences of leaving Zackery alive.

12. Old Granddaddy's actions toward the girls imply:
(a) He wants to know what they want out of their lives.
(b) He is guided by strict morals and values.
(c) He only wants to do what will make them happy.
(d) He tries to do what he thinks is best for them whether they like it or not.

13. Meg has taken little bites out of all of Lenny's candy because:
(a) She wants to find the ones with nuts in them.
(b) She cannot make up her mind about which ones she wants.
(c) She is on a diet.
(d) She wants just a little taste of each one.

14. Meg hesitates at first to go out riding with Doc because:
(a) She feels guilty about leaving her sisters home alone.
(b) She does not want him to know she still cares for him.
(c) She has not forgiven her for leaving her in Biloxi.
(d) She does not want things to start up between them.

15. Barnette agrees that Willy Jay:
(a) Will have to be put on the witness stand.
(b) Is lucky he escaped with his life.
(c) Caused the fight between Babe and Zackery.
(d) Should be left out of the story if possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Babe looks happy in her wedding picture because:

2. Why has Lenny taken to sleeping in the kitchen?

3. Babe's hysteria does not allow her to register:

4. What book did Meg punish herself by looking at?

5. Lenny returns upset with Meg because:

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