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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. Who scolded Noreen for letting herself go after Baby's death?
(a) Aunt Patty.
(b) Uncle Hob.
(c) Willa Jo.
(d) Milly.

2. What reason does Little Sister give for staying on the roof so long?
(a) So that they could take photos of the sunrise.
(b) So they could throw pebbles at people.
(c) So that they could be closer to Baby.
(d) So they could watch the town waking up.

3. What does Willa Jo want more than anything?
(a) To go to Disney World.
(b) To go home.
(c) To get a new party dress.
(d) To take swimming lessons.

4. A dream about _______________ wakens Willa Jo.
(a) Miss Pettibone.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Patty say to Willa Jo that lets her know she is fed up with her?

2. What does Willa Jo find her mother doing the morning after Baby's funeral?

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

4. Which of the following did Uncle Hob NOT do when he stayed with his grandfather?

5. What does Aunt Patty want Uncle Hob to do when she appears at the dormer window?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What are Aunt Patty's laments regarding people's lack of appreciation for her?

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

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

6. What type of emotion does Aunt Patty show when she asks if Little Sister had drunk any of the water at the carnival?

7. Why has Aunt Patty joined the others sitting on the roof?

8. What type of painting did Noreen create which she hoped would help the girls understand Baby's death?

9. What lessons has Aunt Patty learned by having the girls with her for awhile?

10. Even though Baby died at sunrise, what flicker of hope does a sunrise hold for the family?

(see the answer keys)

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