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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. In Hollis's opinion, what sounds are worse than any sound man can make?
(a) Owl screeching.
(b) The screams of a horse.
(c) The yipping of foxes.
(d) Dogs howling.

2. Susie goes to the hospital to bribe Maude Hurley for information. What does Maude do at the hospital?
(a) She's a ward clerk.
(b) She's in the billling department.
(c) She's a doctor.
(d) She's a nurse.

3. Where did Susie go to college?
(a) Oberlin.
(b) Radcliffe.
(c) Boston College.
(d) Harvard.

4. In Chapter 20, who says "so who are you now if you're not him"?
(a) March.
(b) Alan.
(c) Hank.
(d) Gwen.

5. What is the Cooper sink made of?
(a) Copper.
(b) Stainless steel.
(c) Enamel.
(d) Porcelin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gwen witness her father do on her 10th birthday?

2. Who answers "nuclear war" in Chapter 15?

3. Where does Gwen sit to think after Hank returns to work painting?

4. Who are Chester and Duffy?

5. What is March thinking of when she unpacks the car to move into Guardian Farms?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Louise Justice believe that March is making a mistake with Hollis?

2. What are the signs that people in Jenkintown look at in when trying to predict winter weather?

3. Why does Hank suddenly leave the party in Chapter 13?

4. What does Hollis want to do in old Mr. Cooper's parlor?

5. Who has been unsuccessfully trying to reach March at Guardian Farms by phone and why?

6. How has the Cooper kitchen changed since March last saw it?

7. What does Louise remember about Thanksgiving dinners with Judith Dale?

8. What do Gwen and her father talk about on her frequent phone calls home?

9. What story does Richard tell his daughter in Chapter 15 about his sister?

10. Why is Hank hesitant about going into the house on Fox Hill?

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