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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. How tall was the wave of water Pete saw flooding in from the hurricane?
(a) Twenty feet tall.
(b) Ten feet tall.
(c) Fifteen feet tall.
(d) Five feet tall.

2. Who was the first member of the family to see Grandma Moore's dead body?
(a) Mary.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Aunt Iris.
(d) Lecia.

3. Where did Pete work at the time when he first met Charlie?
(a) At the baseball field.
(b) At the morgue.
(c) At the gas station.
(d) At the shopping mall.

4. Which of the following did Mary want to purchase with the money she inherited from Grandma Moore's estate?
(a) A record player.
(b) A new house.
(c) A sequined dress.
(d) A pony.

5. What was streaked all over the mirrors and windows in the house on the day Charlie went missing?
(a) Blood.
(b) Paint.
(c) Wax.
(d) Lipstick.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following states was most hard hit during the hurricane?

4. What was Pete doing at the time his wife and children finally returned home from West Texas?

5. What method did Grandma Moore employ to ensure that Mary and Lecia exhibited "proper behavior"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mary know her relationship with her neighbors in Texas was beginning to change?

3. How did Charlie and Pete first meet?

4. How did music affect Charlie's mood during her depression?

5. 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?

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

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

8. How did Mary tie together the news of the jellyfish attack with the news of Grandma Moore's death?

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

10. What happened while Mary was reading the book Charlotte's Web while staying home sick from school?

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