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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. How did Calvin's adoptive parents die?
(a) Wrapped their car around a tree.
(b) Hit by a train.
(c) A bridge collapsed.
(d) Hit by a semi.

2. In Chapter 15, where is Elizabeth when a woman tells her that her life is about to change?
(a) Bank.
(b) Doctor's office.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Library.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 17, what time is Elizabeth pacing the floor with her screaming baby?
(a) 1:30 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 2:30 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

4. How long after Elizabeth is fired does Dr. Boryweitz stop by to have Elizabeth help him interpret some test results?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) Not quite 3 weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) About 2 weeks.

5. When did Calvin live and die?
(a) 1925-1953.
(b) 1926-1954.
(c) 1927-1955.
(d) 1928-1956.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what ratio is Elizabeth's salary at Hastings compared to what men earn for the same position?

2. How old was Calvin when he learned he was adopted and it was his adoptive parents who died?

3. How old is Elizabeth in 1961?

4. In Chapter 13 after Donatti tells Elizabeth she is fired, when does he want her out of the bulding?

5. In Chapter 13, where was Calvin scheduled to present a paper in the next month?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Calvin get injured in Chapter 11?

2. What is Calvin buried in and why?

3. In Chapter 10, what is the only time that Six-Thirty bolts when walking?

4. What type of child is Madeline?

5. How does Elizabeth learn that she is pregnant?

6. How does Elizabeth go into labor and have her baby?

7. Why does Harriet hope that Elizabeth will call her to help with Madeline?

8. When do Elizabeth and Calvin meet?

9. How is Calvin's headstone damaged?

10. How did Calvin learn that he was adopted?

(see the answer keys)

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