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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mary ask for for dinner on her tenth birthday?
(a) Lasagna.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Poached eggs.
(d) Steak.

2. What name did Grandma Moore call Lecia in her drug-induced slumber at the hospital?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Jillian.

3. 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 read passages from The Bible aloud to her.
(c) They bathed her.
(d) They cooked her dinner.

4. What was the name of the town where Charlie and Pete first met?
(a) Oscelola.
(b) Leechfield.
(c) Dell.
(d) Birdsong.

5. Who was Mr. Thibideaux?
(a) Mary's neighbor.
(b) Mary's bus driver.
(c) Mary's teacher.
(d) Mary's father.

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

7. What did Pete buy for Mary for her tenth birthday?
(a) Diamod earrings.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) Binoculars.
(d) A book of crosswords.

8. What type of medicine did the doctors pump into Grandma Moore's body with the hopes of slowing down the spreading of Grandma's cancer?
(a) Mustard gas.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Liquid Nitrogen.
(d) Arsenic.

9. What was streaked all over the mirrors and windows in the house on the day Charlie went missing?
(a) Blood.
(b) Lipstick.
(c) Paint.
(d) Wax.

10. How much money did Mary believe the Moore family inherited from Grandma Moore's estate?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $10,000.

11. What was Pete doing at the time his wife and children finally returned home from West Texas?
(a) Shaving his beard.
(b) Chopping wood.
(c) Ironing his shirts.
(d) Cooking his breakfast.

12. Which of the following was NOT something Charlie burned in a bonfire during her mental breakdown?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Toys.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Photographs.

13. In whose arms did Mary's older sister pretend to sleep while the doctor was checking her out at the opening of the memoir?
(a) The sheriff's arms.
(b) The gardener's arms.
(c) The neighbor's arms.
(d) The postman's arms.

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

15. What common animal did Pete catch around the house and use to make gumbo for his family?
(a) Opossums.
(b) Rats.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Squirrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Charlie's cousin, who Grandma Moore thought had made all the right decisions in her life?

2. What type of animal did Mary associate with the smell in Grandma Moore's bedroom while she was staying with the Karr family?

3. Who jumped into the water and wrestled Lecia back to shore, despite the jellyfish wrapped around her leg?

4. Which of the following animals did NOT flood into the street after the hurricane?

5. Who was the first member of the family to see Grandma Moore's dead body?

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