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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. Why does Del's mother not stop Del from attending church?
(a) She wants Del to make her own decisions
(b) She believes in freedom of choice
(c) Del's mother is not home when she goes
(d) Allowing Del to go will prove that her mother is right

2. Benny asks Del to _______________.
(a) Clean his house
(b) Pick up his laundry
(c) Write a letter for him
(d) Bake a cake for him

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

4. How long to Uncle Bill and Aunt Nile stay at Del's house?
(a) One week
(b) One night
(c) One month
(d) One afternoon

5. What does Del do with the box containing Uncle Craig's manuscript?
(a) Puts photos in it
(b) Puts frogs in it
(c) Puts her jewelry in it
(d) Puts her own writing in it

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not present in Del's aunts' home?

2. What does Del say about her Uncle Benny?

3. Benny is a collector of ________________.

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

5. How did Uncle Craig die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances of Del's biting Mary Agnes?

2. What is Owen's idea to help save Major?

3. What is Del's mother's position on religion?

4. What is especially troubling for Del about the plan to kill Major?

5. How does Del behave when she no longer wants to participate in her mother's sales calls?

6. What are some of the animals at Uncle Benny's house?

7. Where does Del live and how does she feel about her home?

8. How does Del become a living sales prop for Del's mother's encyclopedia sales?

9. How does Del come to the realization that not all prayers are answered in the way one would like?

10. What is Del's favorite of Benny's possessions?

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