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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willa Jo notice about Mrs. Finger?
(a) She has bright red hair.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is very short.
(d) She wears a lot of make-up.

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

3. How does Aunt Patty feel about having Willa Jo and Little Sister at her home?
(a) She is very protective of them.
(b) She hopes she is caring for them properly.
(c) She loves every minute of it.
(d) She is fed up with them.

4. What is Aunt Patty's demeanor in #20?
(a) She tries to make the girls feel welcome.
(b) She does not include the girls in any decisions.
(c) She is very emotional and supportive.
(d) She is dismissive.

5. Elizabeth asks Willa Jo and Little Sister if they are the girls who _______________________.
(a) are new at school.
(b) live in California.
(c) won the sack race.
(d) lost their baby sister.

6. No one in Elizabeth's family is __________________.
(a) funny.
(b) short.
(c) mean.
(d) smart.

7. What does Willa Jo use too much of in the bathroom one day?
(a) Bath powder.
(b) Bubble bath.
(c) Toilet tissue.
(d) Perfume.

8. What game do Isaac and Little Sister play?
(a) War and jungle.
(b) School.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Cowboys and Indians.

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

10. How does Aunt Patty feel when Little Sister uses sign language in front of other people?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Proud.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Angry.

11. How old is Elizabeth?
(a) 7.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

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

13. What does Aunt Patty tell Willa Jo as the story begins?
(a) She needs to finish her homework.
(b) It is time for lunch.
(c) They are leaving for the beach now.
(d) She is fed up with her.

14. Who is Liz' youngest brother?
(a) Robbie.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Joey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the first rules that the girls learn about Aunt Patty's house?

2. What does Aunt Patty threaten to do if the girls won't come down off the roof?

3. How old is the woman in #3?

4. What job does the girls' mother do?

5. Where does Willa Jo watch the sunrise at Aunt Patty's house?

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