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

2. In what class did Gail have trouble answering the easiest problem from the homework the night before when at the board?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Calculus.
(c) French.
(d) History.

3. What class does Gail doubt she even qualifies for, even though Steve is in it?
(a) AP History.
(b) AP Calculus.
(c) AP English.
(d) AP Geometry.

4. Gail throws a quote from ____________ at Steve: "History is little else than a picture of human crimes and misfortunes."
(a) Steve Colbert.
(b) Anais Nin.
(c) Voltaire.
(d) Mark Twain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the older child of Mrs. Montgomery who Gail describes as being hyperactive?

2. Who honked at the door at the start of this chapter, announcing his/her arrival?

3. What is the profession of Harry in the movie that Gail has already seen before?

4. What is Gail going to the Lawver residence for when this chapter begins?

5. ________ wonders if anyone is watching her as she swims in the lake at the start of the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the teacher calls Gail up to the board to solve a problem?

2. What were Gail and her mother arguing about at the start of this chapter of the book?

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

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

5. Why was Phil instructed to invite over another couple for a small dinner party at the house?

6. Why is Gail suddenly left home alone during this chapter, and she is a wreck because of it?

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

8. What happens when Steve and Gail get to the Lawver residence for the dinner party?

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

10. Why was the couple still able to go swimming in Powdermill Lake at the start of the story?

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