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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Patty's mother treat her on a consistent basis?
(a) With firm kindness.
(b) With a cold, violent temper.
(c) With fluctuating emotion.
(d) With calculated manipulation.

2. Where does Patty retreat to in Chapter 7?
(a) Her grandmother's house.
(b) Edna Louise's house.
(c) The stockroom.
(d) Her hideout.

3. What do Mr. and Mrs. Bergen argue about in Chapter 7?
(a) The store's inventory.
(b) The war.
(c) The German prisoners.
(d) Patty's hair.

4. Why doesn't Patty want to obey her mother in Chapter 6?
(a) She is afraid to be seen.
(b) She is bored at home.
(c) She has just put on a clean dress.
(d) She knows the beautician will ruin her hair.

5. Why does Patty lie to Sister Parker?
(a) She is afraid of getting in trouble.
(b) She does not want Sister Parker to blame Edna.
(c) She does not want Sister Parker to blame Lousie.
(d) She is angry.

6. In Chapter 8, what does Patty read about in the paper?
(a) The escape of one of the German prisoners.
(b) The death of one of the German prisoners.
(c) A new youth program.
(d) The Nazi saboteurs.

7. Where does Patty's grandmother live?
(a) Washington.
(b) Memphis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Atlanta.

8. What impresses Patty about Anton Reiker?
(a) His blue eyes.
(b) His accent.
(c) His physique.
(d) His flawless English.

9. Why are the horizontal stair boards removed from the stairs leading to the hideout?
(a) To keep out vagrants.
(b) To keep other kids away.
(c) The room is in the process of being remodeled.
(d) They are rotten.

10. Why does Patty want to work in the Bergen's store?
(a) Working makes her feel useful.
(b) She fears her father.
(c) She wants to earn ticket money.
(d) She hopes to see Anton.

11. What is Patty's ethnic heritage?
(a) Germans.
(b) Israeli.
(c) Irish.
(d) Jewish.

12. What is next to Patty's hideout?
(a) A creek.
(b) Railroad tracks.
(c) A large oak tree.
(d) A sink.

13. Why does Patty decide to obey her mother in Chapter 6?
(a) Being alone at home is better than being shunned at the store.
(b) She does not want her sister to get dirty.
(c) She hopes she will see Anton.
(d) Her father threatens to beat her.

14. Where does Patty find Sharon in Chapter 1?
(a) In the garden, hoeing weeds.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the sandbox.
(d) On the front porch.

15. Who does Patty decide to find food for in Chapter 7?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Anton.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sister Parker?

2. Why does Patty go to the store in Chapter 1?

3. What is Anton's expression as he leaves the store in Chapter 3?

4. What had Patty given up the previous year in order to purchase her father's monogrammed shirt?

5. How does Patty shock Edna Louise?

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