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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lecia react when she heard the news that Grandma Moore had passed away?
(a) She began laughing.
(b) She began shaking.
(c) She began sobbing.
(d) She began vomiting.

2. How many times had Charlie been married before meeting Pete?
(a) Two times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Four times.
(d) One time.

3. At which aunt's house did Grandma Moore die?
(a) Aunt Ingrid.
(b) Aunt Ireland.
(c) Aunt Iris.
(d) Aunt Isabelle.

4. Which of the following Karr family members was struck with insomnia after Grandma Moore's death?
(a) Lecia.
(b) Pete.
(c) Mary.
(d) Charlie.

5. To which meat product did Mary compare Grandma Moore's disfigured body?
(a) Crisp bacon.
(b) A pot roast.
(c) Burnt salmon.
(d) Overstuffed sausages.

6. What condition was Mary's mother diagnosed with when Mary was a child?
(a) Nervousness.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) Anorexia.
(d) Sleep deprivation.

7. Which of the following did Mary want to purchase with the money she inherited from Grandma Moore's estate?
(a) A new house.
(b) A pony.
(c) A sequined dress.
(d) A record player.

8. What act of service did Pete and the girls perform for Charlie when she returned to Leechfield after the funeral?
(a) They gave her a massage.
(b) They bathed her.
(c) They cooked her dinner.
(d) They read passages from The Bible aloud to her.

9. During what month of the year were the construction projects in the Karr family home complete, allowing for Grandma Moore to finally move in?
(a) February.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) May.

10. In what room of the house did the Karr family eat their dinner until Grandma Moore came to stay with them?
(a) In the dining room.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the kitchen.

11. What beverage did Charlie spend the day drinking at the Houston Zoo?
(a) Flasked whiskey.
(b) Tart lemonade.
(c) Black coffee.
(d) Gin and tonic.

12. Which lunch does Mary remember most loving as a child, remembering how the construction worker men ate the meal with reverence?
(a) Smoked salmon.
(b) Boiled shrimp.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Caviar.

13. Which institution did Pete visit each week to pay a portion of his bill, but was never able to pay off completely?
(a) The grocery.
(b) The school.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The pharmacy.

14. What food did Mary wake to find Charlie cooking, naked, at the oven in the middle of the night?
(a) Onion soup.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) An omelette.
(d) Fried chicken.

15. How old was Mary the first time she was sexually assaulted by the neighbor boy?
(a) Eleven years old.
(b) Seven years old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Five years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical reaction did Mary have when her grandmother was around that was her first feeling of "nervousness"?

2. Why did Charlie bring Mary to the hospital the day after Grandma Moore's surgery?

3. What war was Robert returning home from when he decided to commit suicide?

4. What color was the paint that Mary smeared over her face and mouth while her mother was out of the painting studio?

5. What method did Grandma Moore employ to ensure that Mary and Lecia exhibited "proper behavior"?

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