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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 disease kills Shannon's brother?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cancer.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Muscular Dystrophy.

2. What does the narrator (Shannon McFarland) feel is responsible for Evie Cottrell's appearance?
(a) A shampoo commercial.
(b) An exploded can of hairspray.
(c) A paper lantern.
(d) A paintbrush.

3. What has Shannon told her parents to avoid telling them about the accident?
(a) She tells them that she is visiting a friend in Australia.
(b) She tells them that she is going on a retreat to Tibet.
(c) She tells them that she is on a shoot in Mexico.
(d) She tells them that she is taking a vow of silence.

4. What infomercial are Evie and Shannon in together?
(a) An infomercial for Hair-Be-Gone.
(b) An informercial for the Garden Whiz.
(c) An infomercial for the Num Num Snack Factory.
(d) An informercial for Brandy's make-up line.

5. What new item does Shannon notice on the family's dinner table?
(a) She notices an expensive crystal decanter.
(b) She notices the new silverware.
(c) She notices a lovely blue damask table cloth.
(d) She notices the different plates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dress does Shannon wear the day of the accident?

2. How is Shane's face disfigured?

3. Which character is shot?

4. Where does Manus invite Shannon after the infomercial?

5. What does Brandy's father feed his pigs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Evie live in a mansion in the suburbs?

2. What accident does Shane have when he was fifteen?

3. What has Shannon told her parents, instead of telling them about the accident?

4. What article of clothing does Brandy suggest Shannon wear?

5. Why does the narrator feel that she has no native tongue?

6. What is Brandy's final request to Shannon before she dies?

7. What philosophy does Brandy Alexander have that Shannon finds attractive?

8. Describe briefly the opening scene of the novel.

9. Why is Shannon upset that Evie borrowed her clothes?

10. Before her accident, what does Shannon do for a living?

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