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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 do that surprises the girls?
(a) Comes out onto the roof with them.
(b) Tells them they can sleep in a tent tonight.
(c) Buys them cute clothes.
(d) Lets them have Liz over for a slumber party.

2. Why does Little Sister say she had not spoken since Baby's death?
(a) She was really scared of Aunt Patty.
(b) She thought Willa Jo would take care of her.
(c) She was just playing a game.
(d) Her voice was lost in sadness.

3. What does Uncle Hob give to Little Sister?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A beach towel.
(c) Flip flops.
(d) Marshmallows.

4. What does Willa Jo find her mother doing the morning after Baby's funeral?
(a) Making phone calls.
(b) Sitting in the dark smoking cigarettes.
(c) Crying in Baby's room.
(d) Watching the sunrise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Hob ask the girls on the roof when he sticks his head out a window?

2. What does Willa Jo want more than anything?

3. Liz is on her way to the store to buy _______________.

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. Why do Aunt Patty and Uncle Hob seem to enjoy sitting on the roof with the girls?

2. 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?

3. What behavior was Noreen exhibiting that showed her depression and why was Willa Jo happy that Aunt Patty arrived?

4. Why does Aunt Patty suggest taking the girls home with her for awhile and how does Willa Jo secretly feel about it?

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

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

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

8. How does the author end the story on a hopeful note?

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

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

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