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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Liz's brother store and horde things?
(a) In school lockers.
(b) Under their beds.
(c) In holes in the woods.
(d) In the shed.

2. What is Willa Jo's reaction when Mrs. Biddle tells the girls that Aunt Patty is doing her best?
(a) She doesn't even flinch.
(b) She says that her best isn't good enough.
(c) She gets tears in her eyes.
(d) She agrees to come down off the roof.

3. How many pets does Aunt Patty have?
(a) 0.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. Who is Elizabeth?
(a) Aunt Patty's godchild.
(b) The girl behind the candy counter.
(c) The oldest Fingers child.
(d) Uncle Hob's sister.

5. Which of the following best describes Aunt Patty?
(a) Musical.
(b) Controlling.
(c) Spontaneous.
(d) Artistic.

6. What of the following happened in the girls' home after Baby died?
(a) They did dishes after every meal.
(b) They had regular meals.
(c) They kept up with the laundry.
(d) Their mother kept working.

7. What do some of the girls get from playing in the grass at Bible School?
(a) Poison Ivy.
(b) Grass stains.
(c) Itchy eyes.
(d) Ticks.

8. What did Willa Jo, Little Sister and their mother do after Baby's death to seem less lonely?
(a) They visited family members.
(b) They held hands all the time.
(c) They had dinners with friends.
(d) They slept in the same bed.

9. Willa Jo refuses to take Little Sister to join the other girls for lunch because ________________________.
(a) they forgot to bring lunch.
(b) they do not have cute lunch boxes.
(c) Little Sister has an upset stomach.
(d) she does not want her to get any ticks.

10. What does the woman in #3 tell Aunt Patty?
(a) That the road into town is closed.
(b) That she can take her to work today.
(c) That Willa Jo and Little Sister are on the roof.
(d) That a bad thunderstorm is coming.

11. What issue concerns Patty about Noreen?
(a) Her health.
(b) Her religion.
(c) Her job.
(d) Her house.

12. What does Isaac give to Aunt Patty?
(a) A drawing.
(b) A butterfly in a jar.
(c) Pretty stones.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

13. What are Liz and her brothers building for their mother?
(a) A clothesline.
(b) Flower boxes.
(c) A raised garden.
(d) A trellis for roses.

14. Aunt Patty tells Liz that Willa Jo and Little Sister have ____________________.
(a) lots of dresses.
(b) big allowances.
(c) all the candy they want.
(d) lots of friends.

15. What does Uncle Hob tell Aunt Patty to get for him after he sees the girls on the roof?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A stack of pancakes.
(c) A garden hose.
(d) A bullhorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family staying in the vacation bungalows across from Aunt Patty's house?

2. How long have Willa Jo and Little Sister been at Aunt Patty's house?

3. What is the girls' mother's name?

4. No one in Elizabeth's family is __________________.

5. What are Willa Jo and Little Sister doing on the roof?

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