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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. How is Uncle Hob dressed when he crawls out onto the roof?
(a) Tuxedo.
(b) Shirt and tie.
(c) Overalls.
(d) Swim trunks.

2. Aunt Patty asks Willa Jo if Little Sister had drunk _________________ the day they went to the fair.
(a) coffee.
(b) soda.
(c) bad water.
(d) juice.

3. What does Uncle Hob recall about the summer he spent with his grandfather?
(a) He learned to cry that summer.
(b) He learned how to drive a tractor that summer.
(c) He learned how to drive a car that summer.
(d) He kissed a girl for the first time that summer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noreen tell the girls she is sure about Baby?

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

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

4. What has Aunt Patty done that surprises Willa Jo?

5. What do Noreen and the girls watch at the beginning of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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