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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 kind of flowers have been placed in the middle of the table at the Lawvers' house?
(a) Chrysanthemums.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Lilies.

2. What is the profession of Harry in the movie that Gail has already seen before?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Switchboard operator.
(c) Ad salesman.
(d) Designer.

3. Who mirrors Mrs. Lawver's mannerisms as they are all sitting at the table together?
(a) Steve.
(b) Gail.
(c) Alison.
(d) Phil.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where might a person stand in order to watch two people swim in the lake?

2. What class does Gail doubt she even qualifies for, even though Steve is in it?

3. What kind of car does Gail spot at the Sunoco, which confuses her?

4. Gail's mom told Gail in the same tone she used with her friends, "I just felt I had to have a _______ this evening for some reason."

5. What did Alison do as soon as she and Gail walked out onto the campus after the match?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gail think when she sees her father's car sitting in the gas station on her way to school?

2. Why does Gail become startled when Mrs. Montgomery arrives back at the house that night?

3. What does Gail decide to do the next day instead of going to school?

4. Who decided to go for a swim in Powdermill Lake at the start of the story?

5. What does Mrs. Montgomery do on Saturday nights that she needs to have Gail come over to babysit?

6. What did Gail's mother ask her when she arrived back home and went into Gail's bedroom?

7. When Gail goes down to the bottom of the stairs to wait for Steve, what does this say about his relationship with her family?

8. What happens when the phone first rings when Gail is babysitting at Mrs. Montgomery's house?

9. What do Alison and Gail do after school lets out for the day?

10. After her teacher reads a poem out loud, what does Gail say out loud, even though she thought it was just in her mind?

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