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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Murray and his wife drive to see a doctor?
(a) His wife finds a lump which may be cancerous.
(b) Murray has been having dizzy spells.
(c) His wife thinks that she may be pregnant.
(d) They are having annual check-ups.

2. Which modern convenience was installed in Robert's half of the farmhouse?
(a) Running water.
(b) Air conditioning.
(c) Electric lighting.
(d) Indoor bathroom.

3. How does Almeda let Jarvis know that she won't be going to church today?
(a) She puts a note under the windshield of his car.
(b) She puts a note on his door.
(c) She puts a note on her door.
(d) She telephones him.

4. Which of the following is NOT how the narrator thinks about Flora?
(a) Prudish.
(b) Busybody.
(c) Self-righteous.
(d) Generous.

5. Why was the man in #79 afraid of his wife?
(a) He thought she was trying to poison him.
(b) He knew that she would kill him for his life insurance.
(c) He thought she would turn him in to the police.
(d) He knew she bought a gun to kill him.

6. What does Almeda wonder when she hears the sounds in the night?
(a) If someone has been murdered.
(b) If the alley cats are getting into trash cans.
(c) If the couple next door is having a party.
(d) If the neighborhood bully is bashing mailboxes again.

7. Hazel decides to travel to a town in which country?
(a) Germany.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

8. Who came to care for Ellie?
(a) An old friend.
(b) Another sister.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A cousin.

9. Where is Flora working now that she has left the farm?
(a) A store.
(b) The library.
(c) The post office.
(d) A cafe.

10. Which of the following does Hazel NOT think regarding Dudley?
(a) He will never know his daughter.
(b) It is unfair that Antoinette should suffer.
(c) It is terrible that he abandoned Judy.
(d) He is an upstanding man.

11. What type of shop do Brenda and her husband now run?
(a) Second-hand items.
(b) Musical instruments.
(c) Interior design.
(d) Antiques.

12. What does Brenda realize after her first fight with Neil?
(a) She loves him.
(b) She still loves her husband.
(c) This is the start of a deeper relationship.
(d) She never wants to see him again.

13. Why had the girl in #64 gone to live with Miss Dobie?
(a) She was going to a university nearby.
(b) She was pregnant and unmarried.
(c) She was a nanny.
(d) She was a home healthcare worker.

14. What did the man in #79 do during the war?
(a) He was a pilot.
(b) He was a cook.
(c) He was an officer.
(d) He was a reporter.

15. How does the narrator know Flora Grieves?
(a) She is her dead mother's friend.
(b) She is her neighbor.
(c) She is her mother.
(d) She is her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Brenda's relationship with Neil?

2. Why did the narrator's mother leave the farm?

3. How does Almeda view the man in #41?

4. What kind of business does the man in #41 run?

5. Why does Almeda not venture outside to find out about the noises?

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