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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. To which caged animal did Mary compare her mother while visiting the Houston zoo?
(a) A flamingo.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) An orangutan.

2. What did Charlie spend her day doing while at the beach with her family soon after Grandma Moore's funeral?
(a) Praying.
(b) Reading in the shade.
(c) Sleeping in the car.
(d) Drinking at the bar.

3. In what city did Grandma Moore live during Mary's childhood?
(a) Lubbock.
(b) Live Oak.
(c) Lajitas.
(d) Lyford.

4. What song did Charlie sing under her breath while driving erratically through the rain-whipped streets during the hurricane?
(a) "The Policeman and the BIshop".
(b) "Pirate Jenny".
(c) "Mack the Knife".
(d) "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse".

5. How did Pete react to having his mother-in-law move in with the family?
(a) He ran around the house, doting on Grandma Moore.
(b) He stayed away from home.
(c) He ignored Grandma completely.
(d) He welcomed Grandma Moore with open arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times had Charlie been married before meeting Pete?

2. What meal did Grandma Moore insist on eating rather than eating Pete's roadside gumbo?

3. Which of the following Karr family members refused to evacuate the home when a hurricane rolled through?

4. What color gown did Charlie see Marlene Dietrich wearing when she stepped out of the limousine?

5. During what month of the year were the construction projects in the Karr family home complete, allowing for Grandma Moore to finally move in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What parts of the school system in Antelope were different than the school system in Leechfield?

2. How did Charlie react to the news that Mary's school wanted to advance her through the reading program at an accelerated rate?

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

4. What conflict arose regarding Pete's medical insurance when he suffered his stroke?

5. Who were Tex and Belinda?

6. What information did the girls receive from their father about their mother's whereabouts after she was committed to the psychiatric ward?

7. What was The Liars' Club?

8. What happened when Hector and Pete met face-to-face in Texas?

9. What happened during the fight between Mary and Big Bertha?

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

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