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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. What name is given to the viol?
(a) Lilith.
(b) Maryjane.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Griselda.

2. Why does Mother wish she was slim and childless?
(a) So she could date men.
(b) So she could be a model.
(c) So she could be free.
(d) So her husband would love her again.

3. What does Matilda grow on her back?
(a) An extra arm.
(b) A set of wings.
(c) A tail.
(d) A line of spikes.

4. Who is Mother?
(a) Matilda's mother.
(b) M. Pujol's mother.
(c) Madeleine's mother.
(d) No one's mother.

5. What do the cows give when Madeleine sleeps?
(a) Buttermilk.
(b) Watery milk.
(c) Double milk.
(d) Sour milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is revealed after the ball of string has been unraveled?

2. How did M. Pujol gain his gift?

3. Who is Marguerite?

4. Why is Charlotte sad as she plays along with M. Pujol's cries during the night?

5. What does Matilda record her scientific observations in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jean-Luc climb the trellis attached to his house?

2. How did M. Pujol lose his place on stage? Who replaced him?

3. Why is Madeleine disappointed in the gypsy camp?

4. Describe the physical attributes of Matilda. What is so special about her?

5. How does Madeleine get separated from the girls at the convent?

6. What types of things does Matilda record in her diary?

7. Who is Marguerite?

8. What does Mother do with all of the fruit Madeleine dreams up?

9. Why does the gypsy troupe begin to despair about their current situation? How is this remedied?

10. Who is the widow?

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