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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. How old was Frances at the time of her mother's death?
(a) Eight years old.
(b) Four years old.
(c) Six years old.
(d) Ten years old.

2. What does Teresa Taylor give to Frances that infuriates Kathleen?
(a) A black doll.
(b) A photograph of her mother.
(c) A piece of candy.
(d) A beating.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a movie star the Piper girls idolize?
(a) Rudolph Valentino.
(b) Bernadette Lewis.
(c) Lillian Gish.
(d) Douglas Fairbanks.

5. What does Mercedes do in the hopes of repairing her family's name in the community?
(a) Write a formal letter of apology in the newspaper.
(b) Nothing. Mercedes doesn't care about her family's reputation.
(c) Bake cookies for the bake sale.
(d) Volunteer at the local hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Materia's fourth daughter, who only lives a few days before her death?

2. How did Materia kill Kathleen?

3. On which holiday did James and Materia agree to meet in secret?

4. Which of Kathleen's family members unexpectedly shows up for her first recital performance?

5. In what room of the house did Mumma die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes James a good bootlegger?

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

3. What is the difference between Other Lily and baby Ambrose, both who died in infancy?

4. What is the reaction to Kathleen's talent when she arrives in New York City?

5. What does Mercedes say one could use as rosary beads in case a proper rosary wasn't available?

6. What is the result of Kathleen's photo shoot in the days after her first singing recital?

7. How does baby Ambrose die?

8. Where does James get the money to start his new business upon returning home?

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

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

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