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

2. Which of the following items is NOT described in detail in the opening passages of the prologue?
(a) The barren schoolyard.
(b) The bright moon.
(c) The cutaway cliffs.
(d) The thin trees.

3. Which of the following figures haunt Kathleen in her nightmares?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A spider.
(d) A clown.

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

5. Whom does Lily confide in when her terrible nightmares about Ambrose continue?
(a) James.
(b) Frances.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Lily does not tell anyone about the dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Materia's second born daughter?

2. Who acts as the go-between for Materia and her mother during the time she and her family live in Sydney?

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

4. During what hours of the day does James work as a bootlegger?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What talent does Kathleen show as a baby, and what is James's reaction to this talent?

3. How does life in the Piper household change, once James is deployed?

4. What story does Frances tell Lily about the christening gown?

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

6. How does Mumma die?

7. What is James's reaction to Ambrose's death?

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

9. What film stars do the Piper girls idolize?

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

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