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

2. What is Chick's birth name?
(a) Frankincense.
(b) Fairfax.
(c) Fabian.
(d) Fortunado.

3. Who is Leona, the girl with the alligator tail?
(a) Arty's love interest.
(b) A performer in a rival circus.
(c) A Binewski child who died.
(d) Oly's imaginary friend.

4. What do Oly and Miss Lick watch together?
(a) Soap operas.
(b) Sporting events.
(c) Political debates.
(d) Home videos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lil give Chick permission to do with his powers after he witnesses Mariposa's accident?

2. What does Arty ask Chick to make for him, knowing that it will be a difficult task for Chick to complete?

3. Why do the children have to go to the hospital?

4. What does Oly believe is a character trait that is in her genes?

5. Why does Crystal Lil take the children into town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Leona, and what happened to her?

2. Describe how we first see Oly's adult life.

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

4. Why does Oly feel guilty after her performance at Miranda's work?

5. Why does Oly visit Miranda in her apartment?

6. How does the family realize that Chick has special powers?

7. What happens when the children hide out in a cherry tree?

8. How does Arty begin drawing larger crowds to his shows?

9. Why is Dr. Phyllis' hiring significant in Arty's climb to power?

10. What is Arturism?

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