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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What structure did Nick Smarsh build that he was most proud of?
(a) A shed for his father.
(b) A church.
(c) A large family home for his brother.
(d) A pole barn.

2. How did Nick become poisoned in Chapter 2?
(a) From fertilizer fumes on the farm.
(b) Through a job transporting toxic chemicals and solvents.
(c) From pressure-treated lumber.
(d) By off-gassing from roofing materials.

3. Who was Smarsh's paternal grandmother?
(a) Mary.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Betty.
(d) Teresa.

4. How was Nick eventually reimbursed for the value of his barn and equipment?
(a) Through a local charity's contributions.
(b) Through the homeowner's insurance policy in Jeannie's name.
(c) From the church's collection for Nick.
(d) Through family contrinutions.

5. Who is Smarsh's grandmother on her mother's side?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Betty.
(c) Mary.
(d) Dorothy.

6. What did Smarsh's grandfather carve the year she was born?
(a) A statue of the Virgin Mary.
(b) A new communion rail.
(c) A statue of Jesus.
(d) A cross for the church.

7. When was Smarsh's father born?
(a) Christmas Day in 1960.
(b) Labor Day in 1955.
(c) Christmas Day in 1950.
(d) Halloween in 1955.

8. Which city was Smarsh's family farm 30 miles west of?
(a) Texarcana.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Wichita.
(d) Omaha.

9. What is Smarsh's mother's name?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Jeannie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Michelle.

10. Who is Pud's older daughter?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Candy.
(d) Billie.

11. Which U.S. president visited Kansas City in 1979?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Gerald Ford.

12. Who was Smarsh's paternal grandfather?
(a) Bob.
(b) Barry.
(c) Chic.
(d) Charlie.

13. What song does Smarsh remember dancing to in her family room?
(a) Madonna's Like a Virgin.
(b) Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
(c) Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer.
(d) Bruce Springsteen's I'm on Fire.

14. Where did Smarsh's father save coins when she was a child?
(a) In the refrigerator.
(b) An old whiskey bottle.
(c) Under his pillow.
(d) In a shoebox.

15. What is the name Smarsh comes up with for her unconceived, unborn daughter?
(a) Arnie.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Betty.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Betty and Arnie get married?

2. What did Smarsh's brother Matt suffer from as a child?

3. Where did many of Smarsh's uncles, aunts and cousins work in Wichita?

4. Who was married to Dorothy, Smarsh's great-grandmother?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Smarsh say their bodies were born into?

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