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

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

4. Chick is upset at Lenny because:
(a) Lenny believes Babe is innocent.
(b) Lenniy has invited Doc over.
(c) Lenny has not visited Granddaddy in the hospital.
(d) Lenny has called Meg home on Babe's behalf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Meg seems entirely self-interested, her actions reveal:

2. Barnette plans to win the case by arguing:

3. Doc has apparently:

4. When Meg objects to Barnette, Lenny claims:

5. While Babe muses about the birthday cake she has ordered for Lenny, Meg:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Meg's explanation for Zackery's threats?

2. What kind of man does Doc Porter appear to be?

3. How does Babe explain her mother's fear of dying alone?

4. What possibilities does Barnette Lloyd present as Babe's attorney.

5. What is Meg's attitude toward her family?

6. Chick's return visit forces what to happen?

7. Describe Lenny's phone call with Charlie.

8. Chick is presented as "too big" for her pantyhose, and her hairstyle threatens to become too big also. What does this bigness suggest about her character?

9. What does the mention of Billy Boy do for the mood of the scene right before Meg enters?

10. What is ironic about Meg's response to the news about Old Granddaddy?

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