2. Why does the Frye family say their daughter can no longer play with Mercedes?
(a) Because of the rumors of how Kathleen died.
(b) Because of James's behavior in town.
(c) Because they heard Materia was mentally unstable.
(d) Because the Piper family is too poor.

3. Whose photograph does James want to take with him to war?
(a) Kathleen's.
(b) Frances's.
(c) Materia's.
(d) Mercedes'.

4. What is the name of the school Kathleen was enrolled in as a child?
(a) Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows.
(b) Saint Mary's.
(c) Sydney's School for Catholic Girls.
(d) Holy Angels.

5. During what hours of the day does James work as a bootlegger?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) In the early evening.
(c) In the early morning.
(d) In the afternoon.

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

7. On which holiday did James and Materia agree to meet in secret?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas.

8. What does James allow his wife to do, which he had previously forbidden, thinking it will benefit their child?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Write to her mother.
(c) Play the piano.
(d) Attend church services.

9. How did Materia kill Kathleen?
(a) She shot her.
(b) She stabbed her.
(c) She suffocated her.
(d) She poisoned her.

10. When her father is gone, how does Kathleen treat her younger sisters?
(a) She beats them when no one is looking.
(b) She is plesant to the girls, but takes no special interest in them.
(c) She ignores them as usual.
(d) She plays and reads books with them.

11. When Mercedes remembers the incident at the river, what did she think Frances was bathing?
(a) Baby goats.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Puppies.

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

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

14. What type of town is the town where the Piper family lives?
(a) A historic town.
(b) A shopping town.
(c) A mining town.
(d) A ghost town.

15. Besides English, what other language does Materia speak at home?
(a) French.
(b) Arabic.
(c) Russian.
(d) Spanish.