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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Florence keep the letter from Deborah?
(a) A deposit box
(b) Her handbag
(c) Her shoe
(d) Her bra

2. How did Florence's mother try to stop Gabriel from being wicked?
(a) She sent him to boarding school
(b) She beat him
(c) She sent him to New York
(d) She forced him to go to church

3. What was the name of Gabriel's first wife?
(a) Lauren
(b) Freda
(c) Deborah
(d) Winnie

4. What person in her life does Florence hate?
(a) Elizabeth
(b) Gabriel
(c) John
(d) Roy

5. What did Florence do when her mother fell deathly ill?
(a) Married
(b) Cared for her
(c) Left home
(d) Killed her

6. How does Gabriel try to control Roy?
(a) By sending him to work in poor areas
(b) By whipping him
(c) By locking him in his room
(d) By forcing him to church

7. What has Florence used the letter for?
(a) To help the child
(b) As identification
(c) To get welfare checks
(d) A weapon against her brother

8. What is the name of the church the Grimes family are involved in?
(a) The Temple of the Hope and Glory
(b) The Temple of the Spirit
(c) The Temple of the Fire Baptized
(d) The Temple of Doom

9. What does Gabriel do when Elizabeth tells him no one is to blame for Roy's behavior?
(a) Walks out of the house
(b) Hugs her
(c) Slaps her
(d) Sends Roy to his room

10. What was Florence denied by her mother?
(a) Schooling
(b) Men
(c) Love
(d) Hobbies

11. Where do the family keep the photographs in the front room?
(a) In the desk drawer
(b) On the side tables
(c) On the book shelf
(d) On the mantelpiece

12. What chore does John have to do at the church?
(a) Polish the ornaments
(b) Wash the windows
(c) Sweep the floor
(d) Tidy the tea room

13. What member of John's family does not enter the church?
(a) Gabriel
(b) Roy
(c) Florence
(d) Elizabeth

14. What does Elizabeth say to defend her husband to Roy?
(a) He knows what is right for Roy's soul
(b) He is not a happy man
(c) He has had a hard life
(d) He wants Roy to enjoy life

15. What color does Florence's husband say is pretty?
(a) Green
(b) White
(c) Red
(d) Black

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose birthday is it at the beginning of the book?

2. What does John's mother give him for his birthday?

3. What has Roy been injured by?

4. What was John the first member of his family to do?

5. What does Florence think tonight might be the time to do?

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