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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 Vern Bogner do when he sees the Binewskis step out of their car?
(a) He asks for their autographs.
(b) He ignores them.
(c) He shoots them.
(d) He mistakenly identifies them as old friends.

2. What does Arty begin predicting in his act in an attempt to draw larger crowds?
(a) Lottery numbers.
(b) Weather.
(c) The end of the world.
(d) Futures.

3. What sick animal does Arty give to the twins for their 14th birthday?
(a) A cow.
(b) A cat..
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

4. What is Oly's birth defect?
(a) She is an albino hunchback.
(b) She is a Siamese twin.
(c) She has flippers instead of hands and feet.
(d) She has no birth defect.

5. Which ailment of age does NOT affect Crystal Lil?
(a) Muteness.
(b) Mental instability.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Blindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Oly take up in order to get closer to Miss Lick?

2. What do Oly and Miss Lick watch together?

3. Alma Witherspoon has been pen pals with someone for a long time and is terrified to meet him. Who is her pen pal?

4. What body part is Zephr McGurk missing?

5. How does the family measure the value of the children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What significant event happens on the twins' 14th birthday?

10. What does Lil Binewski do that is unusual during her pregnancies?

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