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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What ailment affects Teresa Taylor's husband Hector?
(a) He is deaf.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He is epileptic.
(d) He is crippled.

3. What persona does Frances take on while working for her Uncle Jameel?
(a) Louise Brooks.
(b) Valerie Perrine.
(c) Joan Brown.
(d) Maria Ford.

4. Who is the true father of Kathleen's children?
(a) James Piper.
(b) Benny Luvovitz.
(c) Doc Rose.
(d) Leo Taylor.

5. How does Mercedes react when she learns her father is ill?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is pleased.

6. Who kisses Mercedes on the lips after her graduation?
(a) Ralph Luvovitz.
(b) Mr. Mahmoud.
(c) James Piper.
(d) Pete the Scarecrow.

7. What does Frances attempt to purchase from Leo Taylor while wearing her Girl Scout uniform?
(a) Beer.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Flowers.

8. Which New York borough most captured Kathleen's imagination?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Queens.
(d) Harlem.

9. How does Adelaide Taylor feel about Frances?
(a) She does not trust her.
(b) She does not know who she is.
(c) She is apathetic to her.
(d) She cherishes her as her own daughter.

10. Who tells Lily the truth that Kathleen is her mother?
(a) Frances.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) James.
(d) Lily discovers the truth on her own.

11. What does Lily demand when business picks up at the speakeasy?
(a) A higher raise.
(b) Half of the door-fees.
(c) A new piano.
(d) All of the answers are true.

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

13. What does Lily believe impregnated Frances?
(a) The angels.
(b) The bullet.
(c) The bull.
(d) The ocean.

14. 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 he went searching for Kathleen.
(c) Because it is the day his wife died.
(d) Because it reminds him of the horrors of war.

15. How old was Frances's son when he met Mercedes for the first time?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Six years old.
(d) Twelve years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which famous New York building did Herr Blutwurst arrange for Kathleen to have an audition?

2. What does Frances name her son?

3. What happens moments before Lily passes out in the cave?

4. Which of the following items is NOT something Lily takes with her from the hope chest when she runs away from home?

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

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