View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7: The Bullet, Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mercedes do in the hopes of repairing her family's name in the community?
(a) Nothing. Mercedes doesn't care about her family's reputation.
(b) Bake cookies for the bake sale.
(c) Write a formal letter of apology in the newspaper.
(d) Volunteer at the local hospital.

2. Who shoots Frances?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Leo.

3. How does Kathleen react when her father is deployed overseas?
(a) She stops praying.
(b) She stops playing the piano.
(c) She stops eating.
(d) She stops singing.

4. How does Materia cope with the death of her baby?
(a) She locks herself in the bedroom and prays.
(b) She begins smoking and swearing.
(c) She scrubs the house.
(d) She drinks a bottle of whiskey.

5. What is the name of James's cousin, he sends Kathleen to live with in New York?
(a) Giles.
(b) Riles.
(c) Wiles.
(d) Miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mercedes think visited her in the night, pressing dark fingerprints onto her forehead?

2. How does pregnancy affect Frances's character?

3. Where does Mercedes pray?

4. How old is Kathleen during her first singing recital?

5. Why doesn't James want to remember Armistice Day?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 260 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample