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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Nick describe his own mother Teresa to Smarsh?
(a) She was a soft woman.
(b) She was a fantastic cook.
(c) She was not made for the farming life.
(d) She was a hard woman.

2. What hit song did Smarsh like to sing along on the radio to that Jeannie did not like?
(a) Trashy Women.
(b) Coal Miner's Daughter.
(c) Witchy Woman.
(d) Stand By Your Man.

3. What did Jeannie have a knack for as far as home decorating?
(a) Making it look like she had more money than she did.
(b) Fine art.
(c) Sculpture and the use of mirrors.
(d) Using paint wisely.

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

5. What rare ailment did Betty have in Chapter 2?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Legionnaire's Disease.
(c) Histpoplasmosis.
(d) Huntington's Disease.

6. How much money did Boeing once cut a check to Betty's grandmother for?
(a) One cent.
(b) Twenty-five cents.
(c) Ten cents.
(d) One dollar.

7. Who was the first person to notice Jeannie's pregnancy?
(a) Betty.
(b) Theresa.
(c) Arnie.
(d) Chic.

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

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

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

11. What kind of car was Smarsh's grandmother driving when she drew up with Arnie at an intersection in Chapter 1?
(a) Corvette.
(b) Honda.
(c) Ford pickup.
(d) Hyundai.

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

13. Smarsh once read that what you do not transmute, you do which of the following with?
(a) Tell.
(b) Transmit.
(c) Bury.
(d) Kill.

14. What church did Nick and Jeannie marry in?
(a) St. Nicholas.
(b) St. Tikon's.
(c) Our Lady of Plains.
(d) St. Rose.

15. What does Smarsh say her mother's true nature was?
(a) Anger.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Despair.
(d) Severe serenity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Smarsh's nickname as a child?

2. Who is Smarsh's younger brother?

3. When was Smarsh's father born?

4. What did Smarsh's grandfather carve the year she was born?

5. What is Smarsh's father's name?

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