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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. In Chapter 20, what year is it?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1999.

2. How many counts of first-degree murder was Derek charged with?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. How long did it take the jury during Derek's trial to issue a guilty verdict?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) An hour.

4. What color did Miriam and August wear to Derek's trial?
(a) Gray.
(b) Navy.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

5. In Chapter 14, what type of dress is Della making for Mrs. Finley?
(a) Beige linen.
(b) Lavender silk.
(c) White linen.
(d) Pink silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, who is killed at the home of the leader of the Kings Gate Mafia?

2. What time does Joan hear the phone ring in Chapter 23?

3. In Chapter 24, what is the family eating when they hear a knock at the door?

4. When Miriam hears the news in Chapter 18, what is she in line to buy?

5. What is the date in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Myron propose to Hazel and how does she respond?

2. When did Miriam graduate from nursing school, and what was her graduation ceremony like?

3. In Chapter 22, how does Miriam hear about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?

4. How do the visits August makes to see Derek affect her?

5. When Joan is a junior in high school, what art class is she taking?

6. How does Mya react when the World Trade Center towers fell and the Pentagon was attacked?

7. How did Hazel's father die?

8. What does Miss Dawn tell Joan when Joan tells her about applying to art school in London?

9. How long has Miss Dawn known August?

10. What are August, Miriam, and Joan doing in Chapter 24, when the doorbell rings after two in the morning, and who do they find at the door?

(see the answer keys)

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