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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. How is Alma Witherspoon described?
(a) Overweight but attractive.
(b) Overweight and unattractive.
(c) Thin and attractive.
(d) Thin but unattractive.

2. What does Alma have removed from her body?
(a) Her limbs.
(b) Her freckles.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her warts.

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

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

5. How does Zephr McGurk affect Arty's show?
(a) He completely changes its direction.
(b) He makes it boring.
(c) He makes it more dramatic.
(d) He loses money for the show.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Chick before Lil can carry him around in her arms?

2. What is Miranda's birth defect?

3. What job does Zephr McGurk take on in order to stay close to Arty?

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

5. Who cleans the Chute?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Arty asks Chick to make him a roast beef sandwich?

2. Why does Oly visit Miranda in her apartment?

3. What is the significance of Mariposa and her horse's accident?

4. What is the profession of the Binewski family?

5. How is the twins' sick horse healed?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Oly visits Miranda at work?

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