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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 type of man does Kathleen want to marry when she grows up?
(a) A rich man to fund her singing career.
(b) Kathleen does not want to get married.
(c) A talented musician she can perform with.
(d) A strong man with good values.

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

3. What does James do when he visits Kathleen's graveside?
(a) He prays and reads the Bible.
(b) He pulls weeds.
(c) He sings songs softly.
(d) He cries.

4. What is the name of Materia's second born daughter?
(a) Frances.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Ambrose.
(d) Lily.

5. What did James's father do for a living?
(a) He was a philosophy teacher.
(b) He was a garbage collector.
(c) He was a piano tuner.
(d) He was a shoemaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mercedes do in the hopes of repairing her family's name in the community?

2. Which of the following figures haunt Kathleen in her nightmares?

3. What is the name of the school Kathleen was enrolled in as a child?

4. What job did James work to help pay for Kathleen's boarding school fees?

5. Where does James lock up Materia, after discovering Kathleen's dead body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction of Materia's parents to her marriage?

2. What does James do for a living?

3. What wakes Mercedes up in the middle of the night on the evening before Materia's death?

4. How does Kathleen treat her younger sisters when no one else is around?

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

6. How does Mumma die?

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

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

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

10. Who is put in charge of raising the family when Materia dies?

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