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

2. 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 hands.
(b) Recycled items found on the circus grounds.
(c) His imagination.
(d) His telekinesis.

3. How did the Binewski family children interact with the children of the town?
(a) The Binewski children put on special shows for neighborhood children.
(b) The Binewski children sold their friendships to the highest paying buyers.
(c) The Binewski children were sent to regular elementary school.
(d) The Binewski children were kept separate from all other children.

4. Who does Alma say that she desires to be like?
(a) Arty.
(b) Dr. Phyllis.
(c) Oly.
(d) Chick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Oly considered a disappointment when she is first born?

2. How does Arty make Oly feel in relation to the family?

3. What is Oly's birth defect?

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

5. Who hires Dr. Phyllis to stay on full time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Arty's appearance.

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

3. Why is Chick almost abandoned by the Binewski family?

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

5. What does Oly keep in the chest in her apartment?

6. Describe the invention that Zephr McGurk brings to Arty.

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

8. What happens when Al takes Chick into town?

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

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

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