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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 sport does Oly take up in order to get closer to Miss Lick?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Badminton.
(c) Softball.
(d) Wrestling.

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

3. What is Chick's birth defect?
(a) He has telekinetic powers.
(b) He is a Siamese twin.
(c) He is an albino hunchback.
(d) He has flippers instead of hands and feet.

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

5. How do the rest of the children respond to Dr. Phyllis' new position?
(a) They are ecstatic.
(b) They never find out.
(c) They dislike it.
(d) They are apathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chick explains to Arty that he can feel things that normal people cannot. What is one thing that Chick says he can feel?

2. Why does Arty begin to grow jealous of young Chick?

3. How are the children treated by the doctors at the hospital?

4. What did Dr. Phyllis believe was implanted in her abdomen while she was in medical school?

5. Aside from the Binewski daughters, what is the hair color of all the other girls who work for the circus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Arturism?

2. What happens between Arty and Chick when Oly sneaks off to listen to a story, leaving Chick unsupervised?

3. What happens when Oly visits Miranda at work?

4. How does Zephr McGurk change Arty's show?

5. What is the unusual offer that Miranda been approached about, and how does she react?

6. What does the article Oly finds tell us about Dr. Phyllis time in medical school?

7. How does Oly gain access to Miss Lick's life?

8. What happens to the Binewski family in the parking lot of the shopping center?

9. What happens when Al takes Chick into town?

10. What is on Miss Lick's home videos?

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