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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teddy suggest he and his dad do when it is announced that school is canceled?
(a) Go fishing.
(b) Make a snowman.
(c) Go four-wheeling.
(d) Go hunting.

2. Where does Henry have a makeshift office for his internet work?
(a) In an attic.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a cellar.

3. Whom does Mia refer to as her parents' patron saint?
(a) Jonathan Richman.
(b) Dr. Spock.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) James Jones.

4. What does Kim want to be when she grows up?
(a) An author.
(b) A painter.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A photographer.

5. What was the first oral discussion on that Mia and Kim were assigned together in English class in middle school?
(a) Animal Farm.
(b) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(c) Charlotte's Web.
(d) A Farewell to Arms.

6. How does Kim always wear her hair?
(a) In a braid.
(b) In ponytails.
(c) Long and loose.
(d) Cut short.

7. Where does Mia keep her collection of classical records?
(a) Under her bed.
(b) In a case over the bed.
(c) In her closet.
(d) On a shelf.

8. How does Mia describe the person who conducted the marriage ceremony for her parents?
(a) A lesbian justice of the peace.
(b) A transsexual pastor for the Unitarian Church.
(c) A Baptist pastor.
(d) A Catholic priest.

9. What vehicle hits Mia's family's car in the accident?
(a) A logging truck.
(b) A semi.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) A school bus.

10. Whose idea was it for Mia to study at the school she's recently auditioned for?
(a) Gran.
(b) Mom.
(c) Dad.
(d) Gramps.

11. Who does Mia recall Adam dressing as for Halloween in her junior year of high school?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Keith Richards.
(c) Jim Morrison.
(d) Beethoven.

12. Where was Mia's family going on vacation when her mother snuck her into a casino?
(a) Lake Helen.
(b) Everglades National Park.
(c) Crater Lake.
(d) Yosemite National Park.

13. What did Mia dress up as for halloween during her junior year of high school?
(a) A punk rocker.
(b) A witch.
(c) A ballet dancer.
(d) A genie.

14. What does Mia say the smell of pipe tobacco reminds her of?
(a) Nursing homes.
(b) Grandparents and mothballs.
(c) Winters and woodstoves.
(d) Bars and diners.

15. How does Mia describe the style of her mother's wedding dress?
(a) An A-line gown.
(b) A bohemian hippie dress.
(c) A flapper dress.
(d) A red silk dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mia's aunt who is the first to arrive to see her at the hospital?

2. Why is Mia unable to practice her musical instrument on the morning of the accident?

3. Where did Yo-Yo Ma perform when Adam took Mia to see him?

4. For how long has Mia been playing the musical instrument she plays?

5. How many siblings does Mia's father have?

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