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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. How does the narrator's father die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Car accident.
(c) House fire.
(d) Suicide.

2. What color is the car that Riley drives?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

3. How old is the narrator when he goes to stay with his father's cousins?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Eight.

4. What is the name of Riley's mother?
(a) Hester.
(b) Rose.
(c) Laura.
(d) Vivien.

5. Who says, "But Judge, I'm not sure I know what it is you have in mind we should tell each other. Secrets?"
(a) Dolly.
(b) Riley.
(c) Collin.
(d) Catherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Judge's wife buried?

2. What position does Riley's uncle hold in the town?

3. Which character has begun to weep at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. What is the Judge's last name?

5. What does the Judge refer to their group as in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

2. Why do Catherine and Dolly go into the woods once a week?

3. What does Dolly declare about love in Chapter 3?

4. What is the story behind Riley's parents?

5. What happened to Riley's uncle?

6. What does the Judge speak of regarding trust in Chapter 3?

7. Who packs the narrator's belongings in Chapter 1? How does he end up staying at the Talbo house indefinitely?

8. Describe the differences between Dolly and Verena's mannerisms and bedrooms.

9. What exposition is revealed about the Judge's education and marriage?

10. How does the law get involved in the matter between Dolly and Verena?

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