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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George's mother died as a result of experiencing an allergic reaction to what kind of drug?
(a) A sleeping pill.
(b) An opiate.
(c) A vitamin.
(d) An antibiotic.

2. What emotion is Henry really feeling when he tells George that he is bored?
(a) Grief.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Hunger.

3. Once H has departed from George's house, the narrator states of George, "She is not a girl. She is a" (246) what?
(a) Island.
(b) Rock.
(c) Block of stone.
(d) Block of wood.

4. What position does Mrs. Rock hold within George's secondary school?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Counselor.
(d) Custodian.

5. People not well-acquainted with H call her by what name?
(a) Henny.
(b) Helena.
(c) Heather.
(d) Hel.

6. H refuses an invitation from George's father to stay for what meal during her third visit?
(a) Tea.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

7. During the conversation near the castle, George's mother scolded Henry for what transgression?
(a) Interrupting.
(b) Playing a violent video game.
(c) Spitting.
(d) Swearing.

8. In what month did George's mother want to watch a meteor shower?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) August.

9. How does George respond to H's romantic gesture?
(a) She says she is straight.
(b) She says she needs time to think.
(c) She does not respond.
(d) She says she is not ready.

10. George and H develop a studying technique that involves what form of literature?
(a) Poems.
(b) Memoirs.
(c) Songs.
(d) Short stories.

11. The streets of the Italian town in which the museum lies are "full of people" (214) using which two forms of transportation?
(a) Walking and riding bicycles.
(b) Mopeds and bicycles.
(c) Buses and trains.
(d) Walking and driving cars.

12. What term had George's mother used to describe the chances of Francesco having been a female artist?
(a) Slim.
(b) Fat.
(c) Nada.
(d) Nil.

13. By the time George tells Mrs. Rock about her surveillance theory, how many years have passed since George's mother's altercation with a politician?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

14. What romantic gesture does H make toward George for the first time on her third visit to George's house?
(a) She puts her arm around George.
(b) She interlaces her fingers with George's.
(c) She kisses George's forehead.
(d) She kisses George's mouth.

15. The narrator telling George's story states that at the time of the narrative's unfolding, "it's just past midnight on" (164) which holiday?
(a) The Fourth of July.
(b) Halloween.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. During H's third visit to George's house, George asks H if she thinks that dead people have what?

2. What objects were always embedded in the stationery George's mother provided for the family's New Year's ritual?

3. In what month had George, Henry, and their mother eaten dinner near the castle in Italy?

4. What was the difference in age between George's mother and father at the time of their wedding?

5. What term indicating class status had George's father used to describe Lisa?

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