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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 old was Betty when she got pregnant with Smarsh's mother?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.
2. What did Smarsh's mother say about paying retail?
(a) It was impossible for poor people.
(b) It was for fools.
(c) It was only necessary if you were desperate.
(d) It was necessary.
3. What did Jeannie have a knack for as far as home decorating?
(a) Using paint wisely.
(b) Making it look like she had more money than she did.
(c) Sculpture and the use of mirrors.
(d) Fine art.
4. When did Smarsh go to New York City for the first time?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1990.
(d) 2010.
5. What is the name Smarsh comes up with for her unconceived, unborn daughter?
(a) Arnie.
(b) Betty.
(c) August.
(d) Jennifer.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Betty and Smarsh leave Betty's new house in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?
2. What church did Nick and Jeannie marry in?
3. Who was married to Dorothy, Smarsh's great-grandmother?
4. What does Nick teach Smarsh how to do to fall asleep more easily?
5. What is Smarsh's nickname as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part I, what happens with Jeannie that Betty takes to heart because she thinks it symbolizes her failures as a mother?
2. In Part I, why was Jeannie considering calling off her wedding to Nick, and what changed her mind?
3. In Part I, what happens shortly after the birth of Smarsh's brother that upsets and weights on Jeannie?
4. How do Smarsh's parents, Jeannie and Nick, meet?
5. What are Smarsh's memories of her father Nick like from childhood?
6. What skill did Jeannie and Nick both have in common?
7. Why does Smarsh address her child that has never been conceived or born as "August?"
8. In Part II, what does Betty become so ill with?
9. How does Nick become so sick in Part II?
10. In Part II, how does Smarsh describe her great-grandfather, Aaron, drawing on others' memories?
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