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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long was Pete in town for the purchase of the new house before he had to fly back to Texas to work -- a move that scandalized the neighborhood?
(a) One week.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

3. What was the philosophy of the school Mary attended in Antelope?
(a) "Self-Paced Learning".
(b) "Education Is Fun".
(c) "No Child Left Behind".
(d) "Children Should Be Seen, Not Heard".

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

5. What was the name of Pete's favorite cat?
(a) Brains.
(b) Baby.
(c) Bumper.
(d) Boots.

6. What was the pistol Charlie kept in her purse studded with?
(a) Pearls.
(b) Gold.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Rubies.

7. 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 bag of frozen peas.
(c) A raw steak.
(d) Charlie ignored the injury completely.

8. What was the name of the buxom bartender at the local bar where Pete took Mary during her school holidays?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Sally.
(c) Molly.
(d) Amy.

9. Which of the following food items did Hector regularly eat raw, which sickened Charlie?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Hamburger patties.
(d) Chicken breasts.

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

11. How did Mary attack Rickey Carter?
(a) She spat on him.
(b) She bit him.
(c) She kicked him.
(d) She hit him.

12. In what state did Charlie randomly decide to purchase a house while traveling to the World's Fair?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Utah.

13. Which of the following aspects of Cascade's landscape did NOT fascinate Mary and Lecia upon their arrival in the new city?
(a) Abandoned mines.
(b) Fields of wildflowers.
(c) Caves full of bats.
(d) Cold mountain streams.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the operator of the payphone treat the Karr girls as they were trying to make a collect call?

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

3. What part of Hector's life did Charlie find the most irritation with during their marriage?

4. 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?

5. Which member of Mary's family encouraged her to begin defending herself on the playground?

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