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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. Where had Willa Jo's father worked before it went out of business?
(a) The garage.
(b) The automotive plant.
(c) The construction company.
(d) The mine.

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

3. How is Noreen traveling to Aunt Patty's house?
(a) She is driving a car.
(b) She is taking a train.
(c) She is taking a bus.
(d) She is taking an airplane.

4. Aunt Patty says she is moving to _______________ where nobody will know her.
(a) Venezuela.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Japan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Miss Pettibone terminated from the Bible School?

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

3. What does Aunt Patty tell Noreen about being on the roof?

4. With what subject does Willa Jo help Little Sister?

5. Who accompanies Noreen on the trip to pick up the girls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Miss Pettibone do when Willa Jo says she is going to the drugstore to call Aunt Patty?

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

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

10. 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?

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