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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following holidays did the Karr girls miss, oblivious to the day of its celebration?
(a) Father's Day.
(b) All Saints' Day.
(c) Mother's Day.
(d) Memorial Day.

2. What did Charlie find in Pete's wallet that sent her into an outburst of tears while she was driving home from visiting him at the hospital?
(a) A receipt.
(b) A poem.
(c) A ticket stub.
(d) A photograph.

3. During the school day, where did the students at Mary's school in Antelope sit, which always astounded her?
(a) Wherever they felt like it.
(b) On the floor.
(c) Outside, on the grass.
(d) At their desks.

4. What did Alecia use to bludgeon her husband with during a fight while Mary cowered in the bedroom?
(a) A frying pan.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) A golf club.
(d) A vase.

5. What did Mary purchase for Charlie with the stamps she collected from the grocery store?
(a) A can opener.
(b) A nutcracker.
(c) A toaster.
(d) A cheese grater.

6. How did the operator of the payphone treat the Karr girls as they were trying to make a collect call?
(a) She was confused by them.
(b) She ignored them.
(c) She was kind to them.
(d) She was rude to them.

7. What pills did Charlie become addicted to after she quit drinking?
(a) Valium.
(b) Prozac.
(c) Percocet.
(d) Xanax.

8. What did Charlie use to stop the swelling in Mary's eye after the schoolyard fight with the "Big" bully?
(a) Ice wrapped in a towel.
(b) A raw steak.
(c) A bag of frozen peas.
(d) Charlie ignored the injury completely.

9. Who once owned the house the Karr family purchased in Antelope?
(a) A warden.
(b) A banker.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A scientist.

10. Who was the first to spot Mary hiding in the tree with her BB gun?
(a) Rickey's mother.
(b) Rickey Carter.
(c) Rickey's brother.
(d) Rickey's father.

11. Along with Mary, who else believed that stepping on sidewalk cracks was terrible luck?
(a) Hector.
(b) Pete.
(c) Lecia.
(d) Charlie.

12. What did Rickey Carter's brother use to attack Lecia at the playground?
(a) His fists.
(b) A track and field trophy.
(c) His bookbag.
(d) A baseball bat.

13. What type of animals were Big Enough and Sure Enough?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cows.

14. Which book was Mary reminded of when she looked out over the landscape of her new home in Antelope?
(a) The Swiss Family Robinson.
(b) Huckleberry Finn.
(c) Dracula.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

15. How often did Pete discuss Charlie's whereabouts with his daughters after his wife was committed?
(a) Never.
(b) Every Sunday.
(c) Once every few weeks.
(d) Frequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What intentions did Charlie have during her frequent trips to Mexico with Hector?

2. In the winter after the move to Antelope, what was Charlie addicted to in addition to alcohol?

3. What was the name of Mr. McBride's wife?

4. To whom / what did Mary compare her sexual attacker while he was in her bedroom?

5. What did Mary finally purchase for Pete with the stamps she collected from the grocery store?

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