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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 Aunt Patty buy for the girls in the store in #26?
(a) Winter coats.
(b) Strawberry milkshakes.
(c) A tea set.
(d) Umbrellas.

2. What did Aunt Patty do when she couldn't find Willa Jo and Little Sister?
(a) Drove around looking for them.
(b) Called the sheriff.
(c) Called the neighbors.
(d) Sent Uncle Hop out to find them.

3. Which of the following does Aunt Patty NOT do at Noreen's house?
(a) Fixes the shower drip.
(b) Weeds outside.
(c) Changes light bulbs.
(d) Paint the bathroom.

4. What is the name of Willa Jo's group at Bible School?
(a) The Sunbeams.
(b) The Son-Shines.
(c) The Sunflowers.
(d) The Suncatchers.

5. What did the girls' mother try to get them to do every day?
(a) Play with their friends.
(b) Sit outside and watch the sun.
(c) Visit Baby's grave.
(d) Take a nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the excavation that Liz shows to Willa Jo and Little Sister?

2. What is the woman in #3 doing when Willa Jo sees her?

3. What does the woman in #3 tell Aunt Patty?

4. Why must the girls enter the house through the garage?

5. What has Mrs. Garber told Aunt Patty about Willa Jo and Little Sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cynthia's mother indicate that she knows her daughter is misbehaving while playing with the girls?

2. How does Aunt Patty react when Little Sister brings all the newts into the kitchen?

3. Why does Willa Jo resent Uncle Hob's response to the girls' new clothes and why does Willa Jo think that Aunt Patty doesn't know much about children?

4. How does Liz respond to Aunt Patty who tries to make Liz feel bad by saying that her nieces associate with Cynthia Wainwright?

5. How does Aunt Patty show her intense frustration about Willa Jo to Mrs. Biddle?

6. What is revealed about the time surrounding Baby's death which explains why Willa Jo and Little Sister want to sit on the roof at Aunt Patty's house?

7. Why does the trip to the chocolate store turn unpleasant for Willa Jo?

8. How does Aunt Patty surprise Noreen and the girls one day while they are napping?

9. What warnings does Aunt Patty give the girls about the family across the street?

10. Explain how Aunt Patty's control issues frustrate her regarding the girls.

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