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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character does middle sister consider to be an "armchair supporter" (112) of renouncers, rather than an actual renouncer?
(a) Somebody McSomebody.
(b) Da.
(c) First brother-in-law.
(d) The milkman.

2. How many little girls comprise the group referred to as "wee sisters" (84)?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. Which character asks middle sister to go along on a sunset-viewing expedition?
(a) Maybe-boyfriend.
(b) Eldest sister.
(c) Third brother-in-law.
(d) Ma.

4. What color van does the milkman drive when he is not driving one of his sports cars?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

5. Middle sister says that "those rare, baffling, radiant type of people" (88) referred to as shiny throughout the text had first been brought to her attention by a viewing of which Hitchcock film?
(a) Rear Window.
(b) Rope.
(c) Stranger on a Train.
(d) Psycho.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is middle sister's favorite running partner?

2. At what time of day does middle sister's college French class take place?

3. How old were middle sister and Somebody McSomebody when he first made a romantic move, which middle sister then promptly rejected because she was not attracted to him?

4. About whom is middle sister thinking when she distractedly agrees to her running partner's initial suggestion about how many miles they should run?

5. Third brother-in-law surprises middle sister when he chides her about which of her actions?

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