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

2. Why was health care rare where Smarsh was from, aside from the rising costs?
(a) The belief many people had that they could treat themselves.
(b) The lack of good painkillers.
(c) The rural location.
(d) The distrust people had in doctors.

3. Who was married to Dorothy, Smarsh's great-grandmother?
(a) Nick.
(b) Robert.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Chic.

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

5. What did Jeannie tell Smarsh that Betty had wanted to name her?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Lolly.
(d) Bridget.

Short Answer Questions

1. What church did Nick and Jeannie marry in?

2. When did Betty and Arnie get married?

3. What was the biggest loss of equipment from Nick's barn in Chapter 2?

4. What did Smarsh's local priest not like that her mother let Smarsh do?

5. What does Smarsh say her mother's true nature was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What birthday does Smarsh's father have that Smarsh feels is a sort of poetic for him?

2. In Part I, what is one of Nick's greatest accomplishments in carpentry?

3. How does Nick become so sick in Part II?

4. What are Smarsh's memories of her father Nick like from childhood?

5. In Part I, what happens shortly after the birth of Smarsh's brother that upsets and weights on Jeannie?

6. In Part II, what event with small animals greatly upsets Smarsh?

7. Why was Nick's barn burning down such a blow to Smarsh's family?

8. In Part II, how does Smarsh describe her great-grandfather, Aaron, drawing on others' memories?

9. In Part I, what do Smarsh's parents do around the Fourth of July to make a significant amount of money?

10. Why does Smarsh feel she needs to be so vigilant in childhood?

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