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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the wax tarot card witch been around?
(a) Since Douglas was born
(b) Since great-grandma was born
(c) Since Tom was born
(d) Since grandfather was a boy

2. Where do the sounds of Mexico City take Colonel Freeleigh back to?
(a) His retirement
(b) Childhood
(c) Young adulthood
(d) His marriage

3. What does Mr. Black do to try and fix the wax tarot witch machine?
(a) Thumps on it
(b) Opens the back with a screwdriver
(c) Puts in a penny
(d) Unplugs it and plugs it back in

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

5. Which of the following activities doesn't grandfather send Douglas to do to take his mind off of the doom and gloom talk?
(a) Climb trees
(b) Run around the house
(c) Read a book
(d) Do push ups

6. What does Douglas dream of when he has the fever?
(a) The ravine
(b) Great grandmother
(c) Green town
(d) Lonely One

7. What does Colonel Freeleigh enjoy listening to?
(a) The Spanish language
(b) His wife's voice
(c) His friend's Jorge's stories
(d) Sounds of the city

8. Who watches Douglas write in his tablet?
(a) Mother
(b) Grandfather
(c) Tom
(d) Father

9. In what month does Helen tell Bill she will be dead soon?
(a) August
(b) September
(c) July
(d) June

10. What does Bill order at the drug store ice cream counter which catches the attention of Helen?
(a) Old-fashioned cherry soda
(b) Old-fashioned lime-vanilla ice
(c) Old-fashioned vanilla
(d) Old-fashioned chocolate shake

11. What types of books does Sam Brown say that Clara Goodwater ordered?
(a) Ones on traveling
(b) Ones of a sexual nature
(c) Ones on WWI
(d) Ones on witchcraft

12. Which of the following terms best describes how Grandma is when it comes to her recipes?
(a) Angry
(b) Evasive
(c) Surprising
(d) Forthcoming

13. Why does Helen make a big scene at the movie?
(a) She is still shaken and scared
(b) She has ice down her back
(c) She believes Lavinia is in danger
(d) She thinks the Lonely One is behind them

14. What does Douglas wonder?
(a) Why people must grow older
(b) What happened to happy endings
(c) Why Bill and Helen weren't married
(d) Why Helen had to die

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Douglas' mood when Lavina and Francine passed him?

2. Who takes the phone away from Colonel Freeleigh?

3. Who comes to visit Grandfather and Grandma?

4. What does Great-grandma hold up to use with Douglas to explain?

5. How long does Great-grandma tell Douglas she will be around?

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