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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. Why do Willa Jo and Little Sister decide to sit on the bench outside the drugstore?
(a) They don't have money to make a phone call.
(b) They are not allowed inside the store.
(c) Little Sister has a blister on her foot.
(d) They are waiting for Miss Pettibone to take them back to Bible School.

2. Which of the following did Noreen NOT do all morning when Baby was sick?
(a) Watched TV.
(b) Fixed coffee.
(c) Worked out on the treadmill.
(d) Read the paper.

3. Aunt Patty wants to hold Little Sister upside down or ________________ to make her talk.
(a) squeeze her.
(b) pinch her.
(c) sit on her.
(d) slap her.

4. What does Noreen decide made Baby so sick?
(a) A spider bite.
(b) The water she drank.
(c) Sun poisoning.
(d) The hot dog she ate.

5. Which of the following did Uncle Hob NOT do when he stayed with his grandfather?
(a) Ate junk food.
(b) Didn't take showers.
(c) Let his hair grow.
(d) Drove the truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Noreen get the water for Baby at the carnival?

2. Where did Noreen and Milly take the kids one day?

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

4. What is the only thing that Noreen would do after Baby died?

5. Where does Noreen say that she can see Baby's face?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the story Uncle Hob tells the girls about the summer he spent with his grandfather after his grandmother died.

2. What does Uncle Hob do to ingratiate himself to the girls while they're sitting on the roof?

3. What does Aunt Patty suggest they do to get Little Sister to talk, and how does that send Willa Jo over the edge with her aunt?

4. Why do all the other girls blame Willa Jo when Miss Pettibone gets upset with them?

5. What message is Uncle Hob hoping the girls get from his story about staying with his grieving grandfather?

6. What insight does Uncle Hob offer as to why Noreen is coming to get the girls?

7. How do Aunt Patty and Uncle Hob differ in their approaches to relating to the girls?

8. Describe what happened in the house on the morning that Baby died.

9. What recurring dream does Willa Jo have and what does she do upon waking?

10. What was the nuclear family of Willa Jo and Little Sister prior to Baby's birth?

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