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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does James put in charge of raising the new baby after Materia's death?
(a) Mrs. Luvovitz.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Teresa Taylor.
(d) Frances.

2. Who does Mercedes think visited her in the night, pressing dark fingerprints onto her forehead?
(a) Grandmother Mahmoud.
(b) Kathleen Piper.
(c) Materia Piper.
(d) Teresa Taylor.

3. Which of Kathleen's family members unexpectedly shows up for her first recital performance?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her uncle.

4. What job did James work to help pay for Kathleen's boarding school fees?
(a) He worked in a coal mine.
(b) He worked as a dishwasher.
(c) He worked as a bookie.
(d) He worked as a bus driver.

5. How many of Mrs. Lubovitz's sons are killed in the war?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

6. What is the name of Materia's fourth daughter, who only lives a few days before her death?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Violet.
(c) Lily.
(d) Rose.

7. What is the gender of Kathleen's baby?
(a) She gives birth to a boy and a girl.
(b) She gives birth to a girl.
(c) She gives birth to a boy.
(d) She gives birth to a hermaphrodite.

8. What thing could Kathleen do before she could talk?
(a) Sing.
(b) Write.
(c) Walk.
(d) Read.

9. What is significant about Daddy's hair in the photograph the narrator describes in the prologue?
(a) It has grown in patchy in parts and bald in others.
(b) It is braided.
(c) It is shaved.
(d) It is bleached blonde.

10. How old was Other Lily when she died?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

11. Why was Kathleen's labor difficult?
(a) She hemorrhaged during delivery.
(b) Her baby had the cord wrapped around its neck.
(c) Her baby was breech.
(d) She wasn't getting enough oxygen.

12. Which of the following did Mumma die from?
(a) A gunshot wound.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A stroke.
(d) Starvation.

13. Which of the following is NOT an object Frances proposed using as rosary beads when a proper rosary wasn't present?
(a) Freckles.
(b) Dots on a newspaper.
(c) Mouse turds.
(d) Clouds in the sky.

14. During his deployment, how long will James be away from his family?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) One year.

15. What is the name of the city where the Piper family lives?
(a) New Waterford.
(b) Alabaster Cove.
(c) West Minster.
(d) Vancouver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which North American city is Materia desperate to move to after her marriage?

2. Who names the new baby Ambrose?

3. After James moved away from home, where did he settle?

4. What war does James fight in before returning home?

5. What does Mercedes do in the hopes of repairing her family's name in the community?

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