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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mary claim her first drink of wine tasted like?
(a) Unicorns.
(b) Rainbows.
(c) Stars.
(d) Hearts.

2. During what major American historical event was the town of Antelope formed?
(a) The Gold Rush.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Dust Bowl.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

3. What did Mr. McBride do for the Karr family while he was employed?
(a) He was the gardener.
(b) He was the chauffeur.
(c) He was the butler.
(d) He was the stable master.

4. In the winter after the move to Antelope, what was Charlie addicted to in addition to alcohol?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Painkillers.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Marijuana.

5. How did Mary describe the architecture of the new house her mother purchased with the inheritance money?
(a) "Victorian".
(b) "Gothic".
(c) "Art Deco".
(d) "Modern".

6. What did Joey previously do for work before he left for medical reasons?
(a) He was a coal miner.
(b) He was a construction worker.
(c) He was a baker.
(d) He was a chimney sweep.

7. Who did Mary plan to shoot with her BB gun when she sits in a tree outside the schoolyard?
(a) Rickey's brother.
(b) Rickey's father.
(c) Rickey Carter.
(d) Rickey's mother.

8. For whom did Lecia lie and say she made hand-painted fishing lures?
(a) Mr. McBride.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Pete.

9. Which of the following characters held a gun to his head while drinking at Charlie's bar, threatening to kill himself while Mary looked on?
(a) Hector.
(b) Pete.
(c) Joey.
(d) Gordon.

10. What part of her mother's body did Mary dream about her father cleaving off after the family visited Charlie at the psychiatric ward?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her ears.
(c) Her foot.
(d) Her hand.

11. What was the name of the bully who wanted to fight Mary after she felt Mary made her little sister look stupid in the classroom?
(a) Big Bertha.
(b) Big Betty.
(c) Big Beth.
(d) Big Brenda.

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

13. How often did Mary check the mailbox waiting for a letter from Pete before Lecia finally lost the mailbox key?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Three times a day.
(c) Twice a day.
(d) Four times a day.

14. Which of the following family members was the only family member to stay dry-eyed during the divorce news that rocked the Karr family?
(a) Lecia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Pete.

15. After the threatened shooting of Hector by Charlie, who phoned Pete and demanded that he take the girls the next day?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Lecia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Hector.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following aspects of Cascade's landscape did NOT fascinate Mary and Lecia upon their arrival in the new city?

2. What did Rickey Carter's brother use to attack Lecia at the playground?

3. Who accidentally ran over Pete's cat while he was recovering in the hospital?

4. In what topic of study did Mary receive her Master's Degree?

5. Where did Mary pour her energy after her mother was committed?

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