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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hettie break the leg of one of the girls?
(a) They threatened her.
(b) They brought her the wrong bird.
(c) They said something rude to her.
(d) They saw her signal.

2. What is Billy's last name?
(a) Long.
(b) Lung.
(c) Lang.
(d) Long.

3. What month does this book start in?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) July.

4. What does Sexton's mother feel like doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Home redecorating and painting.
(b) Spring cleaning.
(c) Meal planning.
(d) Early Christmas shopping.

5. What is Mrs. Robbins's occupation?
(a) Singer.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Store owner.
(d) Teacher.

6. What does Sexton say he hoped Didi was when he met her?
(a) Sane.
(b) Different.
(c) The same.
(d) In need.

7. Who does Didi say she gets to see?
(a) Her family.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Nobody.
(d) The doctor.

8. Why was Sexton threatened when he left Didi's place?
(a) He came from Didi's house.
(b) He has Didi's scent on him.
(c) He seems threatening.
(d) He looks like someone about to meet death.

9. How old is Sexton?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

10. Who tells Sexton about why Didi lives alone?
(a) Billy.
(b) Mrs. Robbins.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Didi.

11. How old is a Haruspex?
(a) 1,000 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) 250 years.
(d) 100 years.

12. How does Billy communicate?
(a) With drawings.
(b) With hand movements.
(c) All of these.
(d) With grunts.

13. What do people call Hettie?
(a) Sweet Hettie.
(b) Old Hettie.
(c) Sly Hettie.
(d) Mad Hettie.

14. What purpose does Didi say her family served for her?
(a) They give her strength.
(b) They give her a way to fit in.
(c) They give her something to live for.
(d) They fill her with hope.

15. What is Sexton writing at the beginning of the book?
(a) A note.
(b) A journal entry.
(c) A short story.
(d) An essay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person threatening Sexton want from Didi?

2. Why does Sexton's mother send him out?

3. What color is the bird delivered to Hettie?

4. Where does Hettie live?

5. What is the name of Sexton's mother?

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