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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters does Great-grandma summon first?
(a) Father
(b) Douglas
(c) Grandfather
(d) Tom

2. What tool did Lavinia Nebbs use to kill the Lonely One?
(a) Screwdriver
(b) Hammer
(c) Knife
(d) Scissors

3. Where does Lavinia go after the movie?
(a) She stays at the movie theater
(b) Alone through the town
(c) To Helen's house
(d) Alone through the ravine

4. Which of the following characters is an active, spry woman in her nineties?
(a) Lavinia
(b) Great-grandma
(c) Elmira
(d) Helen

5. Where does Charlie say the Lonely One grew up?
(a) Ravine
(b) Railroad tracks
(c) Drug store
(d) Ice house

6. Which of the characters below is seriously ill during this section of the novel?
(a) Colonel Freeleigh
(b) Grandfather
(c) Jorge
(d) Douglas

7. What city does Colonel Freeleigh call?
(a) London
(b) Chicago
(c) Mexico City
(d) Washington, DC

8. What does Bill confess to Helen?
(a) He once was in love with her
(b) He always disliked her
(c) He wanted her to come over for dinner
(d) He wanted her to be his mother

9. What does Great-grandma hold up to use with Douglas to explain?
(a) Brush
(b) Comb
(c) Picture frame
(d) Mirror

10. What part of her body did Elmira Brown injure just before her husband returned home?
(a) Leg
(b) Head
(c) Arm
(d) Finger

11. Which of the following adjectives best describe Douglas' reflections on his summer experiences?
(a) Despondent
(b) Reflective
(c) Somber
(d) Jubilant

12. How does the nurse hope to prevent Colonel Freeleigh from making any more phone calls?
(a) Unplugs the phone
(b) Hides his wheelchair
(c) Has long distance calls blocked
(d) Gives him a sedative

13. What does Douglas help his grandfather store?
(a) Cans of food
(b) Pictures and other momentos
(c) Bottles of dandelion wine
(d) Bottles of water

14. What position does Clara Goodwater hold?
(a) President of the Ladies Lodge
(b) Postmaster
(c) Pediatrician
(d) Newspaper editor

15. Who takes the phone away from Colonel Freeleigh?
(a) Elmira
(b) Nurse
(c) Douglas
(d) Clara

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to talk to Douglas about how some people feel things more than others?

2. Which of the following describes the style of Grandmother's kitchen under normal circumstances?

3. Which of the following characters believes that the night should proceed as planned?

4. What does Elmira carry with her to the election day at the lodge?

5. What does the French word secours mean?

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