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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Milo do in the weeks following the death of the baby?
(a) Disappears for hours at a time.
(b) Acts as if nothing is wrong.
(c) Cries constantly.
(d) Kicks the dog.

2. Why is Rosacoke going to photograph Mildred's baby?
(a) To put it in the church bulletin.
(b) So that long distance relatives can see what he looks like.
(c) To make Christmas cards.
(d) To publish a birth announcement in the paper.

3. What are Wesley and his brother doing as Rosacoke approaches the house?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Whittling.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Playing harmonica.

4. The situation of Rosacoke's pregnancy at the time of her brother's baby dying is what type of literary technique?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Irony.
(c) Simile.
(d) Foreshadowing.

5. What kind of animal runs across the road?
(a) A deer.
(b) A groundhog.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A skunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosacoke decide to do so as not to arouse any suspicions about her possible pregnancy?

2. Who is Sammy?

3. Wesley's nature can best be described as _______________.

4. Who is the person carrying the lantern?

5. How long does Rosacoke stay with Mildred's family that day?

(see the answer keys)

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