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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Oly's father training her to do for the circus?
(a) Pickpocket unsuspecting customers.
(b) Train the large cats.
(c) Act as a vocal announcer.
(d) Perform as the Geek.

2. What is the reaction to Chick immediately after his birth?
(a) The family is ecstatic to have another child.
(b) The family is sure he will be their biggest money maker.
(c) The family wants to abandon him.
(d) The family is pleased with the effects of their latest experiment.

3. What is Arty's birth defect?
(a) He was born with a tail.
(b) He has no birth defect.
(c) He is an albino hunchback.
(d) He has flippers instead of hands and feet.

4. How does Arty imply that Leona dies?
(a) She was poisoned.
(b) She was eaten by the giant cats.
(c) She drown.
(d) He killed her.

5. Where is Chick kept when he cannot be watched by his family?
(a) In the giant cat cage.
(b) Strapped to Oly's back.
(c) In Arty's tank.
(d) In his parent's bedroom.

6. What do the twins experience for the first time on their 14th birthday?
(a) Their first kiss.
(b) Their first vision.
(c) Their first seizure.
(d) Their first menstrual cycle.

7. What does Oly believe is a character trait that is in her genes?
(a) The ability to put on a good show.
(b) The ability to attract men despite her appearance.
(c) The ability to speak well in front of crowds.
(d) The ability to blend into her surroundings.

8. What problem does Zephr McGurk wish to alleviate for Arty?
(a) Sexual intimacy.
(b) Sibling rivaly.
(c) Emotional excitement.
(d) Muscle spasms.

9. Alma Witherspoon has been pen pals with someone for a long time and is terrified to meet him. Who is her pen pal?
(a) Her long-lost father.
(b) Horst the Cat Man.
(c) A convict in jail.
(d) Zephr McGurk.

10. Who finds the Binewski children hiding in a cherry tree?
(a) Miss Lick.
(b) Children from town.
(c) A farmer from town.
(d) Crystal Lil.

11. Who cleans the Chute?
(a) Miss Lick.
(b) The Binewski daughters.
(c) The Binewski sons.
(d) Crystal Lil.

12. In order to make the task even more difficult for Chick to complete, what is the only tool that Arty allows him to use?
(a) His imagination.
(b) His hands.
(c) Recycled items found on the circus grounds.
(d) His telekinesis.

13. How does the family measure the value of the children?
(a) By how affectionate they are with their siblings.
(b) By their grade point average.
(c) By the amount of chores they can perform at home.
(d) By their ticket sales.

14. What does Oly decide must happen with Miss Lick?
(a) She must kill Miss Lick.
(b) She must go into business with Miss Lick.
(c) She must mutliate Miss Lick.
(d) She must date Miss Lick.

15. What job does Zephr McGurk take on in order to stay close to Arty?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Tutor.
(d) Physician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which name does Iphy say in her sleep, infuriating Elly?

2. What is Chick's hidden power?

3. What is Oly's birth defect?

4. What body part is Zephr McGurk missing?

5. When Chick's power is realized, whose reaction does Oly worry about?

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