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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Materia's younger sister?
(a) Camille.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Deliah.
(d) Bernadette.

3. Which family member found Materia after her apparent suicide?
(a) James.
(b) Frances.
(c) Lily.
(d) Mercedes.

4. What did Materia's mother read to tell James's fortune?
(a) His tea leaves.
(b) A glass ball.
(c) His palms.
(d) Her Terro cards.

5. Which of the Piper family members create a family tree to show the generations who lived before them?
(a) James.
(b) Frances.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Lily.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Other Lily when she died?

2. What was Materia's reaction to Kathleen's death?

3. Why does the Frye family say their daughter can no longer play with Mercedes?

4. What is the gender of Kathleen's baby?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Mahmoud family's reaction to Kathleen's death?

2. What did Mercedes think was happening when she watched the incident at the creek?

3. What deal does Materia make with "the demon" to protect her second born daughter Mercedes?

4. How does James react when Kathleen sneaks up behind him and strikes a chord while his is tuning a piano?

5. What is James's reaction to the news that his wife Materia is dead?

6. How does Mumma die?

7. What terrible decision is Materia forced into when she helps her daughter Kathleen give birth to twins?

8. How does James adjust to life at home with Kathleen living in New York?

9. What is James's job in battle, and how does he manage to survive?

10. What is James's reaction when he realizes that someone has moved the stones around Ambrose's grave?

(see the answer keys)

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