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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. At the opening of the novel, in what room of the house was Mary lying when the doctor arrived?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) Her parents' bedroom.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The laundry room.

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

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

4. After hearing about Tex and Belinda, how long did Mary spend burying the memory of these children?
(a) Twenty-one years.
(b) Nineteen years.
(c) Forty-two years.
(d) Thirty years.

5. What did Grandma Moore show Mary as proof that Tex and Belinda were real people?
(a) A diary.
(b) Two locks of hair.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A box of baby clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose arms did Mary's older sister pretend to sleep while the doctor was checking her out at the opening of the memoir?

2. During what season of the year did Charlie have her full scale mental breakdown?

3. What was the name of Charlie's cousin, who Grandma Moore thought had made all the right decisions in her life?

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

5. What was the only bill Pete managed to pay on time each month during the time his family was in the deepest financial strain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Mr. Thibideaux?

2. Why did Mary begin to compulsively check the mailbox after Father's Day?

3. What happened to Mary while she was out at the bar with Pete during her school vacation?

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

5. What relationship did Mary have with her grandmother when the pair was living together during Mary's childhood?

6. How did Charlie and Pete first meet?

7. How did the Karr family react when Lecia was attacked by the jellyfish at the beach?

8. How did Grandma Moore treat Cousin Dotty in comparison to the way she treated Charlie?

9. What did Mary believe to be the most traumatic memory of her childhood?

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

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