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

2. What do Noreen and the girls watch at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) The sunrise.
(b) Good Morning America.
(c) A movie.
(d) Cartoons.

3. What had Aunt Patty done the night before that caused Willa Jo to become annoyed?
(a) She wouldn't let her leave the table until she finished her carrots.
(b) She called around trying to find playmates for the girls.
(c) She called her a little girl.
(d) She made her wear new pajamas with fairies on them.

4. Willa Jo has a scary dream about Baby ____________________.
(a) being hit by a car.
(b) drowning in the swimming pool.
(c) going into a carnival tent.
(d) walking into traffic.

5. Who is the gossip in Aunt Patty's neighborhood?
(a) Mrs. Potts.
(b) Mrs. Peterson.
(c) Mrs. Piper.
(d) Mrs. Petitjean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which childhood friend of Aunt Patty's do Aunt Patty and the girls see at the grocery?

2. What does Uncle Hob give to Little Sister?

3. Aunt Patty asks Willa Jo if Little Sister had drunk _________________ the day they went to the fair.

4. Where had Willa Jo's father worked before it went out of business?

5. Little Sister and Peter knock over a display of ___________________ in the grocery.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the symbolism of Willa Jo's dream and why Willa Jo is so angry.

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Why does Willa Jo associate Baby's death with the sunrise?

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

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

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