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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 want Uncle Hob to do when she appears at the dormer window?
(a) Come inside the house.
(b) Pass in the empty picnic basket.
(c) Give sweaters to the girls.
(d) Fix the roof tiles.

2. Aunt Patty wants to hold Little Sister upside down or ________________ to make her talk.
(a) sit on her.
(b) slap her.
(c) squeeze her.
(d) pinch her.

3. What does Uncle Hob ask the girls on the roof when he sticks his head out a window?
(a) If they could see China from where they were sitting.
(b) If they wanted a radio to keep them company.
(c) If they wanted a cheese sandwich and some water.
(d) If they wanted to go to the seashore.

4. What is the only thing Noreen would do after Baby's death?
(a) Vomit.
(b) Paint.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sleep.

5. Why does Noreen think Baby is fussy on the way home?
(a) She must be hungry.
(b) She must be sleepy.
(c) She must need a diaper change.
(d) She must be teething.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aunt Patty say she might introduce Tressa to Mrs. Finger?

2. Uncle Hob gives the girls a mason jar filled with __________________.

3. What is one of Aunt Patty's grievances at the house?

4. What was Baby's real name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Uncle Hob do to ingratiate himself to the girls while they're sitting on the roof?

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

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

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

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

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

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