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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of expensive animal fur coat did Charlie buy, which alienated her from her neighbors in Texas?
(a) Mink.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Leopard.
(d) Fox.

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

3. What did Charlie purchase as an "investment" with Hector for their future together?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A new house.
(c) A stallion.
(d) A bar.

4. What small appliance did Mary try to plug into her father's outlet and was victim to his verbal outburst?
(a) A computer printer.
(b) A dehumidifier.
(c) A desk fan.
(d) An alarm clock.

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

6. Which of the following objects was NOT present in Mary and Lecia's imagination of the ward where their mother was being kept?
(a) Nurses with needles.
(b) Shock therapy.
(c) White walls.
(d) Straight jackets.

7. From what state was Lecia's husband when she met and married him?
(a) Washington.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Michigan.

8. Why was Mary anxious to get to the hotel on their way to the World's Fair?
(a) To inspect the mini fridge.
(b) To swim in the pool.
(c) To eat from the snack machine.
(d) To sleep in the bed.

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

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

11. What intentions did Charlie have during her frequent trips to Mexico with Hector?
(a) To purchase land.
(b) To spend time with his family.
(c) To figure out if their marriage was healthy.
(d) To relax in the sun.

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

13. How old was Hector's cousin Purdy when Mary and Lecia were sent to stay with her?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifty.

14. What was the name of Mr. McBride's wife?
(a) Holly.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Polly.
(d) Molly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what holiday celebration did Mary hitchhike to Texas to be with her family?

2. Which of the following holidays did the Karr girls miss, oblivious to the day of its celebration?

3. Along with Mary, who else believed that stepping on sidewalk cracks was terrible luck?

4. Who once owned the house the Karr family purchased in Antelope?

5. From where did Mary and Lecia draw many of the images for their imagination of their mother's ward?

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