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

2. What is the reaction to Chick immediately after his birth?
(a) The family is sure he will be their biggest money maker.
(b) The family is pleased with the effects of their latest experiment.
(c) The family is ecstatic to have another child.
(d) The family wants to abandon him.

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

4. Who is the first Binewski child to earn their own van?
(a) Oly.
(b) Arty.
(c) Chick.
(d) Iphigenia.

5. Why does Arty begin to grow jealous of young Chick?
(a) Because Chick appears outwardly normal.
(b) Because he has a larger bedroom.
(c) Because Chick is too young to realize that he is a freak.
(d) Because Chick's powers are the most valuable.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How is Alma Witherspoon described?

4. What do Oly and Miss Lick watch together?

5. How does Arty repay Zephr McGurk for the work he does on the show?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Oly visits Miranda at work?

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

3. What happens when the children are brought to the hospital?

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

5. What is Arturism?

6. How is the twins' sick horse healed?

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

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

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

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

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