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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gail actually find the quote that she throws at Steve as they are arguing with each other?
(a) Madam's journal.
(b) Bartlett's.
(c) Internet.
(d) A story she read.

2. The note that Gail finds in her locker says, that "I'll be watching you, you know you ____________."
(a) Want it.
(b) Want me.
(c) Are a whore.
(d) Are dirty.

3. Gail tries to match her mother's mildly bored, all-knowing __________ tone as they are speaking with each other.
(a) New York.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Boston.

4. How old is the older child of Mrs. Montgomery who Gail describes as being hyperactive?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. It was a new experience for Gail, the commuter train at ___________.
(a) Grand Central.
(b) The down time.
(c) School time.
(d) Rush hour.

6. Mrs. Montgomery belongs to the Previously __________ Club, which is where she goes when Gail babysits.
(a) Engaged.
(b) Marrieds.
(c) Happy.
(d) Wedded.

7. What color is the English wool scarf that Gail wears as she is walking to school?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

8. Who was the author of the poem that Mr. Bauman read in class, "Strange Fits of Passion I Have Known"?
(a) Blake.
(b) Keats.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Butler-Yeats.

9. What was powerful to the north of the lake as Gail goes for the swim at night?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Winds.
(c) Snow.
(d) Hurricane.

10. Who honked at the door at the start of this chapter, announcing his/her arrival?
(a) Phil.
(b) Gail's dad.
(c) Steve.
(d) Alison.

11. Where might a person stand in order to watch two people swim in the lake?
(a) Watchtower rock.
(b) The shore.
(c) Behind the tree.
(d) The water.

12. What falls onto the lake as Gail is swimming in the lake at the start of the book?
(a) Ashes.
(b) Snow.
(c) Raindrops.
(d) Leaves.

13. What month of the year is it when Gail goes swimming in the lake?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) March.

14. Steve doesn't want Gail to fall in with __________ as she goes on with her life.
(a) Alison.
(b) Sonia.
(c) The drama geeks.
(d) Madam.

15. What did Alison do as soon as she and Gail walked out onto the campus after the match?
(a) Drink some booze.
(b) Scream at Phil.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Kiss Phil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who startles Gail when she's at her locker after English class, causing her to spill her books?

2. Gail actually feels that she owes Mrs. Montgomery a _________ because the kids are already fed and in bed when she arrives.

3. What does the receptionist tell Gail that her father would have taken if he'd found a new job?

4. Gail notes that people in town need to live there a ___________ or more in order to belong to the community.

5. What does Gail's mother not want her to do when they are gone for the evening?

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