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

3. What was one of the side jobs Smarsh's mother used to do to make extra money?
(a) Cut people's hair.
(b) Sell pastries.
(c) Sell cosmetics door to door.
(d) Sew clothes.

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

5. When did Betty and Arnie get married?
(a) September 1977.
(b) August 1980.
(c) March 1950.
(d) December 1985.

6. What poplar concert series meant to provide assistance to farms did Arnie say he never saw a dime from?
(a) Rural Aid.
(b) Wheat Aid.
(c) Band Aid.
(d) Farm Aid.

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

8. What Latin phrase is on the Kansas state flag?
(a) Dulce periculum - Danger is sweet.
(b) Carpe diem - Seize the day.
(c) Veni vidi vici - I came, I saw, I conquered.
(d) Ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties.

9. What did Smarsh's family do one July 4 to make money?
(a) Sold fireworks.
(b) Sold potato pancakes.
(c) Sold hot dogs.
(d) Charged admission to their swimming pool.

10. Which American president was a native of rural Kansas?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) George H.W. Bush.

11. What kind of toy did Jeannie have as a child that she was heartbroken to lose?
(a) A stuffed monkey.
(b) A plastic doll.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) A soft blanket.

12. Why did Betty and Smarsh leave Betty's new house in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?
(a) It was infested with cockroaches.
(b) There was no heat.
(c) The water was shut off.
(d) It had a gas leak.

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

14. What work did Smarsh's father primarily do?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Legal work.
(c) Accountancy.
(d) Plumbing.

15. What was one main reason Betty had applied to work at the courthouse?
(a) Because she liked being in the city.
(b) Because of the good benefits she would be entitled to with a state job.
(c) Because she liked the restaurants near the courthouse.
(d) Because she was always interested in the law.