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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 happens when the Greek chorus unfreezes after the argument as the mother and grandmother?
(a) They begin singing in harmony.
(b) They leave the stage.
(c) They begin arguing.
(d) They begin dancing.

2. How old is Grandma when she marries?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

3. Who is Peck married to?
(a) Mother.
(b) Aunt Mary.
(c) We never find out.
(d) He's divorced.

4. What does Grandma blame for her crippled shoulders?
(a) Big Papa.
(b) Old age.
(c) Childbirth.
(d) Never having a decent bra.

5. Grandma calls her husband a big bull. The characters report that he wants sex how often?
(a) Three times a day.
(b) Daily.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Three times a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Li'l Bit's hair smell like?

2. What kind of car does Li'l Bit drive around in during the Nixon recession?

3. What is the name of the county where Peck grows up?

4. Where does Peck want Li'l Bit's attention during her driving lesson?

5. How does Li'l Bit describe the soap in the ladies room of the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aunt Mary view her niece?

2. How does Li' Bit describe the male's love of cars?

3. During the 1966 scene titled "The Anthropology of the Female Body in Ninth Grade", an occasional beeping is heard only by the reader and by Li'l Bit. What is the beeping.

4. Describe Peck's special place.

5. Why does Li'l Bit describe herself as cynical in 1969?

6. Describe Peck's appearance and demeanor while doing dishes at the 1964 Christmas.

7. Who is looking in at the sock hop, but not seen by the students?

8. What happens after Peck's surprising declaration to Li'l Bit at the end of the photo shoot?

9. Describe the waiter's response to Peck in the restaurant in 1968.

10. What three things does a married woman need to be able to use, according to Grandma?

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