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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is so unusual about Miss Perfidy's memory?
(a) She "remembers" things that never happened.
(b) She can't remember anything.
(c) She can't remember names.
(d) Nothing -- it's very ordinary.

2. What is Mallomar named after?
(a) Primrose's favorite cookie.
(b) Primrose's favorite waffle.
(c) A boat.
(d) A pony.

3. How is Miss Perfidy's outfit unusual in Chapter 7?
(a) Miss Perfidy has her dress on backwards.
(b) Miss Perfidy is wearing a long, blond wig.
(c) Miss Perfidy is wearing a bathing suit with a raincoat.
(d) Miss Perfidy is wearing all of Primrose's sweaters.

4. What does Primrose discover about her sweaters?
(a) They are all too small.
(b) They have all been washed.
(c) They are all missing.
(d) They all have moth holes.

5. What country is Coal Harbour in?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Canada.
(c) The United States.
(d) England.

6. Miss Honeycut is from Europe, and claims to be related to whom?
(a) Uncle Jack.
(b) Elvis.
(c) The Queen of England.
(d) Johnny Depp.

7. Who is Lena of the "Lena's Boiled Potatoes" recipe?
(a) A Coal Harbour woman who became obsessed with winning a potato cooking contest.
(b) Primrose's Aunt.
(c) A chef on TV.
(d) Primrose's grandmother.

8. What is Miss Perfidy's reaction when Primrose says that she "just knows" her parents are still alive?
(a) Miss Perfidy slaps her.
(b) Miss Perfidy walks away.
(c) Miss Perfidy buys her an ice cream cone.
(d) Miss Perfidy bursts into tears.

9. Uncle Jack has bought the Cantina's store. What other Coal Harbour business does he want to buy?
(a) The candy store.
(b) The bait shop at the pier.
(c) Miss Bowzer's restaurant.
(d) The video store.

10. How many brothers and sisters does Primrose have?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) One.

11. What does Miss Perfidy serve Primrose to eat?
(a) Cold fish fingers.
(b) Hot waffles with bananas.
(c) Stale tea biscuits.
(d) A hamburger.

12. The children who taunt Primrose remind her of what vegetable?
(a) A pride of squash.
(b) A bunch of broccoli.
(c) A handful of baby carrots.
(d) A clutch of asparagus.

13. Primrose asks the sheriff if he or she has ever believed something, in spite of all the evidence. What is the sherriff's answer?
(a) Yes, but intuition is only for minor things.
(b) No, intuition is only for children.
(c) Yes, he once believed a criminal was innocent despite all the evidence.
(d) No, he only trusts the evidence.

14. Where does the sheriff take Primrose?
(a) To the pier.
(b) To the circus.
(c) To the sheriff's office.
(d) To her home.

15. Does Miss Bowzer believe in intuition?
(a) Yes, Miss Bowzer had an intuition that Primrose would get a pony for her birthday.
(b) No, like the sheriff, Miss Bowzer believes in facts.
(c) Yes, she once had an intuition that a whaling boat would sink, and it did.
(d) No, Miss Bowzer only believes in waffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Primrose is first taunted by the other children when she is doing what?

2. What does Primrose decide to write in her mother's notebook?

3. With her parents gone, who is Primrose's nearest living relative?

4. Primrose moves in with Uncle Jack when he is transferred to Coal Harbour. He is eventually assigned to do what job?

5. What do Miss Perfidy's cookies always taste like?

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