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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Everything is ________________ in town.
(a) Louder
(b) More expensive
(c) Happier
(d) More desirable

2. What do Del's aunts believe should be avoided in life?
(a) Intimacy
(b) Religion
(c) Greed
(d) Ambition

3. What is the name of Del's dog?
(a) Jillie
(b) Max
(c) Scout
(d) Major

4. Who is Aunt Moira's and Uncle Bob's daughter?
(a) Mary Elizabeth
(b) Mary Jane
(c) Mary Agnes
(d) Mary Anne

5. What job does Del's mother have?
(a) Traveling salesperson
(b) Nurse
(c) Hair stylist
(d) Teacher

6. Benny is a collector of ________________.
(a) People
(b) Antiques
(c) Clutter
(d) Fenton glass

7. What does Uncle Bill ask for but Mother does not have in the house?
(a) Hot chocolate
(b) Tea
(c) Coffee
(d) Wine

8. What does Del notice while shoveling snow one day?
(a) A snow plow
(b) A redbird
(c) A blizzard coming
(d) A car with American license plates

9. What does Del's mother do in an attempt to develop a social life?
(a) Joins a sorority
(b) Volunteers at the museum
(c) Hosts a ladies' party
(d) Joins the Garden Club

10. Where do Dill and Uncle Bill go to the grocery?
(a) Last Chance Deli
(b) Red Front Grocery
(c) 7-11
(d) Jubilation Market

11. On what day does Del announce that she is going to church?
(a) Easter
(b) Christmas
(c) Good Friday
(d) Christmas Eve

12. Who has arrived in the car with American license plates?
(a) Aunt Elspeth
(b) Aunt Willie
(c) Uncle Craig
(d) Uncle Bill

13. Del's prays that she will _____________________________.
(a) Grow up to be beautiful
(b) Go to a good college
(c) Marry a rich man
(d) Not have to continue to suffer with learning to sew

14. What does Del's mother accuse Del of becoming?
(a) A snot nose
(b) Too big for her britches
(c) Too arrogant
(d) Self-conscious about her smarts

15. What can Del not give Owen regarding Major?
(a) False hope
(b) Obedience lessons
(c) A rescue plan
(d) A new home

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not bother Del about Major's having to be put down?

2. What do Del's aunts think about Uncle Craig's decision not to run for election?

3. What is the affliction of Aunt Moira's and Uncle Bob's daughter?

4. What reality about Uncle Benny does Del try to understand?

5. Where does Del's mother rent a house?

(see the answer keys)

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