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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lipsha believes Nector is having a "second childhood" because:
(a) Nector has simply slipped into old age.
(b) Nector just wants to think and act like a child.
(c) Nector wants to pretend he doesn't understand the adult world anymore.
(d) Nector has chosen to retreat inside himself in order to think.

2. Lulu enters her burning house because:
(a) She wants to save her belongings.
(b) Lyman is trying to put out the fire.
(c) Lyman is napping inside it.
(d) She wants to die inside it.

3. Gerry and Dot's baby is like its father even before it is born because it is:
(a) Abusive.
(b) Restless.
(c) Big.
(d) Hungry.

4. Marie's statement that Nector "has to have his candy" refers to:
(a) His refusal to allow Marie to control him.
(b) His refusal to accept that he has diabetes.
(c) His belief that candy allows him to have his second childhood.
(d) His affair with Lulu and his literal love of candy.

5. Sister Mary could be described as:
(a) Rebellious, homesick, and frustrated.
(b) Efficient, bossy, and overbearing.
(c) Kind, efficient, and capable.
(d) Kind, sentimental, and impressionable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyman Lamartine considers himself lucky because:

2. Albertine believes Gerry's main problem is:

3. What is Lipsha's love medicine?

4. To drown out the sight and sound of June's ghost, what does Gordie do?

5. Three motifs that appear in the chapter are:

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