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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion does Materia follow?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Materia is not religious.
(d) Presbyterianism.

2. After the incident at the river, for how long does Frances hold a hunger strike?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two days.

3. Who names the new baby Ambrose?
(a) Frances.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) James.

4. What was Materia's reaction to Kathleen's death?
(a) All of the answers are true.
(b) She was relieved.
(c) She was frightened and confused.
(d) She was overwhelmed with guilt.

5. Who teaches Frances how to read?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) James.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Materia.

6. How old was Materia when she first met James?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fourteen.

7. How does Kathleen's teacher in New York react to Kathleen's voice?
(a) She thinks she is the next super talent.
(b) She thinks she is talented but needs a lot of work.
(c) She doesn't have an opinion about Kathleen's voice and only wants her money.
(d) She thinks Kathleen is a lost cause.

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

9. What war does James fight in before returning home?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Civil War.

10. How old was Frances at the time of her mother's death?
(a) Four years old.
(b) Six years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Ten years old.

11. How old was James when his father moved out?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Seventeen.

12. Why did Frances bring the new baby down to the river where he died?
(a) To bathe him.
(b) To teach him how to swim.
(c) To give him a drink.
(d) To baptize him.

13. What is the name of the Piper family's cat?
(a) Bobo.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Stripes.
(d) Trixie.

14. 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) Clouds in the sky.
(d) Mouse turds.

15. Whom does Lily confide in when her terrible nightmares about Ambrose continue?
(a) James.
(b) Lily does not tell anyone about the dreams.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Frances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about Daddy's hair in the photograph the narrator describes in the prologue?

2. What classic fairy tale does the narrator reference when describing Mumma's death?

3. What did Materia's mother read to tell James's fortune?

4. What thing could Kathleen do before she could talk?

5. What does James allow his wife to do, which he had previously forbidden, thinking it will benefit their child?

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