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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. Aunt Patty tells Noreen that they will be down from the roof ______________________.
(a) as soon as the sun sets.
(b) as soon as she can bring a ladder.
(c) as soon as the Fire Department gets there.
(d) tomorrow morning.

2. Miss Pettibone threatens to call the girls' mothers if they don't _____________________.
(a) join in the singing.
(b) read their Bible verses.
(c) play kickball.
(d) finish their drawings.

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

4. What did the doctors ask when Noreen, Milly and the girls went to the hospital?
(a) If Noreen gave aspirin to Baby.
(b) If the girls had their inoculations.
(c) If Baby had been sick for awhile.
(d) What everyone ate and drank at the carnival.

5. Uncle Hob tells Willa Jo and Little Sister about the summer he was _______________
(a) thirteen.
(b) seventeen.
(c) twenty-one.
(d) ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Noreen get the water for Baby at the carnival?

3. Aunt Patty says she is moving to _______________ where nobody will know her.

4. Why is Miss Pettibone aggravated with all the girls at lunch time?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. What message is Uncle Hob hoping the girls get from his story about staying with his grieving grandfather?

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