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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mercedes turn down her university scholarship?
(a) Because she is afraid of failing at University.
(b) Because she wants to get married immediately.
(c) Because she doesn't want to leave Lily.
(d) Because her father refuses to let her go.

2. How old is Frances's baby when he dies?
(a) One day.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

3. Why doesn't James want to remember Armistice Day?
(a) Because it is the day he sent Kathleen off to live in New York.
(b) Because it is the day his wife died.
(c) Because it reminds him of the horrors of war.
(d) Because it is the day he went searching for Kathleen.

4. What does Frances claim is the only thing she wanted from Leo?
(a) She didn't want anything from Leo.
(b) Money.
(c) A baby.
(d) Love.

5. How does pregnancy affect Frances's character?
(a) She becomes peaceful and happy.
(b) She becomes sullen and depressed.
(c) She becomes overly excited and emotional.
(d) She becomes irritable and annoyed.

6. What does Frances name her son?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Aloysius.
(c) Augstine.
(d) Ambrose.

7. How much money does Frances want to save up as a gift to Lily?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $3,000.

8. How does Frances's baby die?
(a) He suffers from infant polio.
(b) He drowns in the creek.
(c) He is poisoned.
(d) He dies in his sleep.

9. Which flag does Lily carry when she marches in the Armistice Day Parade?
(a) The Canadian Flag.
(b) The American Flag.
(c) The Nova Scotian Flag.
(d) The French Flag.

10. How does Lily react when she meets Rose for the first time?
(a) She doesn't know what do with herself.
(b) She is disgusted.
(c) She bursts out into tears.
(d) She slaps Rose across the face.

11. What is the name of the school Frances attends?
(a) Mount Cherry.
(b) Mount Coco.
(c) Mount Caramel.
(d) Mount Chocolate.

12. What happens moments before Lily passes out in the cave?
(a) She begins convulsing.
(b) She wets her pants.
(c) She cries out to the Heavens.
(d) She speaks in tongues.

13. What type of business does Uncle Jameel own?
(a) A gambling parlor.
(b) A race track.
(c) A speakeasy.
(d) A strip club.

14. Who does Frances suspect is the father of Kathleen's children?
(a) Mr. Mahmoud.
(b) Leo Taylor.
(c) James Piper.
(d) Benny Luvovitz.

15. Who does Mercedes believe is the cause of the family's pain and suffering?
(a) James.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Materia.
(d) Lily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mercedes place a photograph of Kathleen, much to James's anger?

2. What persona does Frances take on while working for her Uncle Jameel?

3. What does Frances plan to do with her earnings from working for her Uncle Jameel?

4. What is the name of Jameel's only son?

5. Where was Kathleen's lover David going to be sent during the war?

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