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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters dies in this section of the novel?
(a) Elmira
(b) Douglas
(c) Colonel Freeleigh
(d) Bill Forester

3. What will be inside the envelope Bill will receive from Helen?
(a) Her will
(b) Pictures
(c) A letter
(d) Money

4. How does the empty mason jar make Douglas feel?
(a) Relieved
(b) Sad
(c) Hopeful
(d) Empty

5. What does Tom use to help determine the weather?
(a) Cicadas
(b) Crickets
(c) Beetles
(d) Fireflies

6. What job does Mr. Jonas hold?
(a) Gypsy
(b) Junkyard wagon
(c) Pharmacist
(d) Traveling salesman

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

8. What does Tom represent according to Elmira as she takes him with her to the lodge?
(a) Eternity
(b) Sanity
(c) Peace
(d) Innocence

9. How old is Lavinia Nebbs?
(a) 54
(b) 33
(c) 25
(d) 87

10. What does Aunt Rose buy for Grandma?
(a) Cookbook
(b) Pans
(c) Dishes
(d) Herbs

11. Which of the following descriptions best matches what the children thought the Lonely One looked like?
(a) Short, dark with light hair
(b) Tall, dark skin, and light hair
(c) Chubby and red-faced
(d) Tall, pale with dark hair

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

13. Which of the following characters believes that the night should proceed as planned?
(a) Francine
(b) Lavinia
(c) Charlie
(d) Douglas

14. What does Mr. Black do with the wax figurine?
(a) Moves it into his own home
(b) Breaks it into many pieces
(c) Throws it down the ravine
(d) Sells it

15. What job does Elmira Brown's husband hold?
(a) Doctor
(b) Postman
(c) Jewler
(d) Auto mechanic

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clara pretend she is to annoy Elmira?

2. What is part of the attraction that Douglas has for the wax tarot reader?

3. What does Douglas do with the fireflies at the end of this section?

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

5. Where does Douglas go to find wisdom?

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