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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. How did Hettie break the leg of one of the girls?
(a) She said a spell.
(b) She snapper her fingers.
(c) She snapped a twig.
(d) She touched her nose.

2. What does the person threatening Sexton NOT want to do?
(a) All of these.
(b) Miss her.
(c) Continue living.
(d) Hurt him.

3. What does Sexton slip on when his mother sends him out?
(a) A puddle.
(b) Some plastic bags.
(c) Some garbage.
(d) A scarf.

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

5. What kind of place does Didi live in?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A condo.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the bird delivered to Hettie?

2. How long ago did Didi begin living alone?

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

4. What does Did offer to do for Sexton when they first meet?

5. Who does Sexton see when he leaves Didi's place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hettie do when the girls get angry with her?

2. What does Sexton say his mother is clueless about?

3. Why does Sexton want to kill himself?

4. What does Sexton say when he sees a picture of Didi's family?

5. What does Hettie use the bird for?

6. Why do the girls get angry with Hettie?

7. What does Didi say about her family when Sexton comments on a picture of them?

8. What does Didi tell Sexton she is?

9. Why does Sexton's mother send him out of the house?

10. What does Hettie want from Didi, and what is Didi's response to this?

(see the answer keys)

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