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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bella is given the job because it only requires the skills of someone ____________________________.
(a) Who has a quiet demeanor
(b) Who lives in town
(c) Deaf as a stone and lame in one leg from polio
(d) Who likes to read books

2. Where does Del carry her novel?
(a) In her mind
(b) In Uncle Benny's box
(c) On her flash drive
(d) In a briefcase

3. Del bases her story on the events that happen to whom?
(a) The Mafia
(b) A politician
(c) A queen
(d) A local family

4. What do Del and Naomi develop to communicate about the crushes they have on boys?
(a) A secret code
(b) Hand signals
(c) Cryptic notes
(d) Special handshake

5. The fictional town in Del's novel is much like ______________.
(a) Jubilee
(b) Hamilton
(c) Ontario
(d) Trenton

6. Who is Mr. Boyce?
(a) The junior high history teacher
(b) The choir director
(c) The high school football coach
(d) The United Church organist

7. What does Naomi's father do to her when she gets home?
(a) Beats her with his belt
(b) Sends her right to bed
(c) Grounds her for a month
(d) Makes her stay up all night

8. Where do Del and Naomi find a book about sex?
(a) The library
(b) Naomi's mother's hope chest
(c) A box in Del's attic
(d) The Internet

9. By the end of this section, Del is now ___________________.
(a) Tutoring three children
(b) Enrolled in college
(c) An orphan
(d) An adolescent

10. How long does it take for Del to finish her novel?
(a) Two years
(b) Nine months
(c) She does not finish it
(d) Six months

11. What has Del decided to write?
(a) A novel about Canada
(b) Benny's book
(c) Her mother's story
(d) Her life story

12. What is Art unable to discuss about his trip to Florence?
(a) Art and culture
(b) Language
(c) Currency exchange
(d) Religious differences

13. What does Del wear as she stands in front of a mirror?
(a) Her mother's dressing gown
(b) Her prom dress
(c) Her slip
(d) Nothing

14. Who is Frank Wales?
(a) He is the boy who sits behind Del
(b) He is Del's prom date
(c) He is Del's math tutor
(d) He is Del's cousin

15. How does Del get a part in the operetta?
(a) She has a beautiful singing voice
(b) She is the right height for the costume
(c) She has a relative on the selection committee
(d) She bribes the judges with cookies

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Naomi's mother's book not address regarding sex?

2. What city does Art mention that he has visited that intrigues Del's mother?

3. Where does Del spend the night?

4. What is Del's profession now?

5. The next morning Del awakens with ________________.

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