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

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

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

4. What does Aunt Patty keep in a glass case?
(a) Snow globes.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Hummel figurines.
(d) Jewelry.

5. Mrs. Wainwright is president of which organization?
(a) The North Carolina Historical Preservation Society.
(b) The Ladies Social League.
(c) The Junior League of Raleigh.
(d) The Raleigh Republicans Club.

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 do when Little Sister rearranges the items in #33?

3. How many times does Aunt Patty wash the kitchen floor after the creatures in #35 are removed?

4. What does Cynthia hide in her dress when she visits the girls?

5. What game do Liz, Willa Jo and Little Sister play when Liz comes to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Aunt Patty probably misjudged Liz Fingers?

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

3. 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?

4. Why is Willa Jo envious of the relationship Liz has with her mother?

5. 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?

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

7. Why are Aunt Patty's pleas for the girls to come down off the roof futile?

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

9. What is Willa Jo doing at the beginning of the book which irritates and frustrates her Aunt Patty?

10. How does Miss Pettibone show that she has a sarcastic nature?

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