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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only bill Pete managed to pay on time each month during the time his family was in the deepest financial strain?
(a) Water.
(b) Heat.
(c) Mortgage.
(d) Electricity.

2. What method did Grandma Moore employ to ensure that Mary and Lecia exhibited "proper behavior"?
(a) Verbal attacks.
(b) She ignored the behavior.
(c) Daily beatings.
(d) Reward charts.

3. What beverage did Charlie spend the day drinking at the Houston Zoo?
(a) Tart lemonade.
(b) Flasked whiskey.
(c) Black coffee.
(d) Gin and tonic.

4. How did Lecia react when she heard the news that Grandma Moore had passed away?
(a) She began sobbing.
(b) She began laughing.
(c) She began vomiting.
(d) She began shaking.

5. Which of the following Karr family members refused to evacuate the home when a hurricane rolled through?
(a) Lecia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Pete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the restaurant where Pete punched Charlie in the face?

2. Which lunch does Mary remember most loving as a child, remembering how the construction worker men ate the meal with reverence?

3. What city did Charlie regularly think of while listening to the opera?

4. At the Liars' Club meetings, how did Pete say his father died, which was a lie?

5. What did Pete tell the girls was the most dangerous part of a man-of-war jellyfish?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Bumper, and what happened to him when Pete was admitted into the hospital?

2. Why did Charlie choose to vacation in Mexico for four weeks, and what news did she bring back to her daughters upon her return?

3. How did Mary learn to cope with her mother's mental instability, particularly after Charlie's breakdown after inheriting a large sum of money from Grandma Moore?

4. What startling event did Mary experience while driving in the car with her mother to Lubbock as a child?

5. What led up to the fight between Charlie and Pete on Mary's tenth birthday?

6. How did the Karr family cope when they were all struck with insomnia at the same time?

7. What did Pete witness of the hurricane when he refused to evacuate to Lubbock with his family?

8. How did the neighborhood pitch in to help when Grandma Moore moved in with the Karr family?

9. How did Pete manage the family's money during their toughest financial times?

10. How did Mary initially feel about Antelope when she and her family first moved there?

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