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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Katie's mother feed Lynn every day when she gets out of the hospital?
(a) Steak.
(b) Kimchie.
(c) Broccoli.
(d) Liver.

2. What does Katie's mother lecture her about on her birthday?
(a) Being nice to Sammy.
(b) Cleaning up after herself.
(c) Choosing good friends.
(d) Doing better in school.

3. What does Sammy injure while on the picnic?
(a) His foot.
(b) His arm.
(c) His back.
(d) His hand.

4. What does Katie steal from the hatchery?
(a) A few eggs.
(b) A hat.
(c) Some coffee grinds.
(d) Two male chicks.

5. What is Lynn's eulogy supposed to end with?
(a) The theme of her life.
(b) A good memory.
(c) A song.
(d) The meaning of her name.

6. What does Amber think of Katie and Silly's pretend band?
(a) They are making her jealous.
(b) They are incredibly annoying.
(c) They are giving her a headache.
(d) They are cuter than words.

7. Where does Katie put Lynn's altar?
(a) Lynn's desk.
(b) The window.
(c) The kitchen table.
(d) Lynn's bed.

8. What does Katie do to Lynn for her mother after Lynn is dead?
(a) Cuts her fingernails.
(b) Clips a lock of her hair.
(c) Dresses her.
(d) Washes her.

9. Where will they put Katie and Lynn's desks in the new house?
(a) In the alcove.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In their rooms.

10. What do Katie and Lynn buy for their picnic?
(a) Peanut butter and bread.
(b) Crackers and orange soda.
(c) Doughnuts and rootbeer.
(d) Cookies and cola.

11. How many votes does the union pass by?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

12. What does Lynn's family think is healing her?
(a) Her new friends.
(b) The new house.
(c) The good water.
(d) The broccoli.

13. What makes Katie's father laugh?
(a) Sammy's new songs.
(b) Katie and Silly's dance.
(c) Katie's mother's hair.
(d) An old picture he finds of Lynn.

14. Where does Katie's family go on vacation at the end of the book?
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Maine.

15. What does Katie say is the theme of Lynn's life at the end of her essay?
(a) She was going places.
(b) She gave love to everyone she knew.
(c) She could take ordinary things and make them beautiful.
(d) She was always concerned with living in the present.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Katie invite to go camping with her after Lynn gets sick?

2. What happens that makes Lynn's parents relax a little?

3. What does Lynn's mother want to keep after her death?

4. What does Katie listen to at night after the picnic?

5. What does Katie do some mornings to keep herself going?

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