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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. A letter from Lucy's mother tells of _____________________.
(a) The sweet potato crop.
(b) A murder on a train her mother was on.
(c) Fun with the new babies in the family.
(d) The island festival.

2. What habit does Mariah have?
(a) She goes shopping every day.
(b) She sings constantly.
(c) She cleans constantly.
(d) She talks on the phone a lot.

3. Lucy sometimes comments that Mariah is ______________.
(a) Fake.
(b) Authentic.
(c) Deluded.
(d) Conscientious.

4. How does Lucy fit in with the family?
(a) She is awkward.
(b) She feels at home.
(c) She is the butt of jokes..
(d) She is ignored.

5. What meal does Lucy fix for the girls?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Snack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mariah ask Lucy at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Lucy?

3. Lucy learns that _________________ since she left her home.

4. In what country is Lucy living?

5. What is Lewis doing to Lucy in Lucy's dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Lucy surprised that the sun is shining in the city?

2. How does Lucy feel about Mariah's happiness?

3. Who lived in the house where Lucy lived and worked?

4. What is revealed about Lucy at the beginning of Chapter One?

5. What are some of the things that Lucy cannot stand and what does she not understand about the family?

6. What is the story of Sylvie?

7. Who is Mariah?

8. Why does Lucy enjoy hurting Mariah?

9. How did Lucy's life become routine and depressing?

10. What does Lucy feel about spring and why was Mariah sad on the first day of spring this year?

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