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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Al and Lil believe about their children?
(a) That the more freakish they are, the less valuable.
(b) That the more freakish they are, the more valuable.
(c) That they hope they will one day live normal lives.
(d) That the ones born "normal" bring them equal joy.

3. What is on display in the Chute?
(a) The scientific directions for how each Binewski child was created.
(b) The Binewski children who have died.
(c) The awards that the Binewski children have won.
(d) Photographs of the Binewski children throughout their childhoods.

4. How does Arty make Oly feel in relation to the family?
(a) That she is the most freakish.
(b) That she is the glue holding the family together.
(c) That she is the most valuable child.
(d) That she isn't as desirable as the rest of the children.

5. Who comes with Al to remove the children from the hospital?
(a) Crystal Lil.
(b) Vern Bogner.
(c) Horst, the Cat Man.
(d) Miss Lick.

6. How old is Chick when he begins working for the circus?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Three years old.
(c) Six months old.
(d) Thirteen years old.

7. After Oly's visit to Miranda at work, what idea is reinforced in Oly's mind?
(a) That her "freakishness" makes her superior.
(b) That her "freakishness" is something that she should be ashamed of.
(c) That she deservs even more attention than what naturally comes her way.
(d) That she will never be good enough to be a part of normal society.

8. Why doesn't Oly tell her mother who she is?
(a) Oly is afraid that her mother will not recognize her.
(b) Oly doesn't know that Crystal Lil is her mother.
(c) Oly plans on telling her mother but has never had the opportunity.
(d) Oly believes her mother has chosen to forget her.

9. What is Miranda's job at this establishment?
(a) She is a pastry chef.
(b) She is a giant cat trainer.
(c) She is an exotic dancer.
(d) She is a lifeguard.

10. What does Miss Lick desire to do with attractive women?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Befriend them.
(c) Date them.
(d) Mutilate them.

11. How does Arty repay Zephr McGurk for the work he does on the show?
(a) He pays Zephr in cash.
(b) He fires Zephr.
(c) He gives Zephr women.
(d) He mutliates Zephr.

12. How does Crystal Lil watch television?
(a) Through the window, into the neighbor's apartment.
(b) She does not believe in watching television.
(c) With a giant magnifying glass.
(d) In a recliner, under her lucky afghan.

13. What does Lillian say is the greatest gift a parent can give to their children?
(a) The societal gift of difference.
(b) The knowledge that freaks are intrinsically better than norms.
(c) The inherent ability to earn a living just by being themselves.
(d) An educational life of traveling.

14. What is Vern Bogner's emotional state when he arrives at the shopping station?
(a) Excited.
(b) Apapthetic.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Nervous.

15. Who is Miranda?
(a) The landlord of Oly's tenement building.
(b) A young woman who lives in Oly's tenement building.
(c) An old friend of Crystal Lil.
(d) A homeless youth on the street outside Oly's tenement building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chick chant when Mariposa, a circus performer, has an accident that injures her and kills her horse?

2. What do Oly and Miss Lick watch together?

3. What does Vern Bogner do when he sees the Binewskis step out of their car?

4. Alma Witherspoon has been pen pals with someone for a long time and is terrified to meet him. Who is her pen pal?

5. How do the rest of the children respond to Dr. Phyllis' new position?

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