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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game do the girls play with the roof tiles?
(a) Hangman.
(b) Tic-tac-toe.
(c) Hopscotch.
(d) Go Fish.

2. What does Willa Jo tell Uncle Hob that she and Little Sister would like to have returned to them?
(a) Their purses.
(b) Their radio.
(c) Their tennis shoes.
(d) Their pictures.

3. What does Aunt Patty want Uncle Hob to do when she appears at the dormer window?
(a) Pass in the empty picnic basket.
(b) Fix the roof tiles.
(c) Give sweaters to the girls.
(d) Come inside the house.

4. Where does Noreen say that she can see Baby's face?
(a) In the sunrise.
(b) In her heart.
(c) In every child.
(d) In her mind.

5. Aunt Patty says she is moving to _______________ where nobody will know her.
(a) England.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Japan.
(d) France.

6. Noreen painted pictures of Baby ___________________.
(a) playing in the grass.
(b) as a newborn.
(c) in her bed.
(d) in heaven.

7. What was Baby's real name?
(a) Janine Elaine Dean.
(b) Joy Ellen Dean.
(c) Jamie Elise Dean.
(d) Jacqueline Eva Dean.

8. Why did Uncle Hob stay with his grandfather that summer?
(a) His grandmother had died.
(b) His grandfather was ill.
(c) He wanted a summer job.
(d) He needed some discipline.

9. With what subject does Willa Jo help Little Sister?
(a) Spelling.
(b) Geography.
(c) Reading.
(d) Math.

10. What has Aunt Patty done that surprises Willa Jo?
(a) She has invited the Finger family to dinner.
(b) She has gone to the grocery in her gardening clothes.
(c) She has called Mrs. Finger for advice.
(d) She has kissed Uncle Hob on the front lawn.

11. Willa Jo has a scary dream about Baby ____________________.
(a) going into a carnival tent.
(b) drowning in the swimming pool.
(c) being hit by a car.
(d) walking into traffic.

12. What did Aunt Patty offer to pay for for Noreen?
(a) Her move to a place closer to Patty.
(b) Little Sister's pre-school fees.
(c) A new dress for Noreen.
(d) Willa Jo's college education.

13. Why does Noreen think Baby is fussy on the way home?
(a) She must need a diaper change.
(b) She must be hungry.
(c) She must be sleepy.
(d) She must be teething.

14. Why does Willa Jo want to go to the drugstore?
(a) To get ice cream.
(b) To get some candy.
(c) To buy sunscreen.
(d) To call Aunt Patty.

15. Why is Miss Pettibone terminated from the Bible School?
(a) Because she stopped showing up for class.
(b) Because she took the students on field trips without permission.
(c) Because she came drunk one day.
(d) Because the students got ticks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Miss Pettibone aggravated with all the girls at lunch time?

2. Aunt Patty tells Noreen that they will be down from the roof ______________________.

3. Uncle Hob tells Willa Jo and Little Sister about the summer he was _______________

4. Why does Little Sister say she had not spoken since Baby's death?

5. Why was Willa Jo secretly happy that Aunt Patty showed up?

(see the answer keys)

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