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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After James moved away from home, where did he settle?
(a) Newcastle.
(b) Melbourne.
(c) Brisbane.
(d) Sydney.

4. 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) Write a formal letter of apology in the newspaper.
(c) Bake cookies for the bake sale.
(d) Volunteer at the local hospital.

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

6. How does Kathleen feel about New York when she finally moves there?
(a) She is confused by the big city.
(b) She is terrified by the city and wants to return home.
(c) She falls in love with the city.
(d) She is apathetic to the city, focused only on her career.

7. What rushes from Ambrose's mouth during Lily's nightmares?
(a) Blood.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Water.
(d) Sand.

8. In what room of the house did Mumma die?
(a) In the living room.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the bedroom.
(d) In the bathroom.

9. Which of Kathleen's family members is the strongest supporter of her musical talent?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

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

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

12. What does James do when he visits Kathleen's graveside?
(a) He prays and reads the Bible.
(b) He sings songs softly.
(c) He cries.
(d) He pulls weeds.

13. What disease is Kathleen's baby born with, causing the house to be put in quarantine?
(a) Polio.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Influenza.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Mumma die from?

2. What religion does Materia follow?

3. Which of the following Piper women waits hopefully everyday for James's death notice to arrive?

4. Whom does Lily confide in when her terrible nightmares about Ambrose continue?

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

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