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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Middle sister tells the reader that not taking what action is her primary method of "staying safe" (34)?
(a) Mentioning.
(b) Prevaricating.
(c) Observing.
(d) Analyzing.

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

3. In the novel's opening, how old is middle sister, the protagonist of the text?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

4. People who act outside of the societal norm are referred to as what?
(a) Off-the-cuffs.
(b) By-the-books.
(c) Beyond-the-pales.
(d) Outta-their-trees.

5. What name is used throughout the novel to refer to maybe-boyfriend's best friend?
(a) Chef.
(b) Longest friend.
(c) Bobbie.
(d) Crash.

6. 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) Rope.
(b) Stranger on a Train.
(c) Rear Window.
(d) Psycho.

7. What objects does middle sister use to wrap the head of the animal she finds in the ten-minute area?
(a) Handkerchiefs.
(b) Facial tissues.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Court documents.

8. From what country is the flag adorning the car part awarded to maybe-boyfriend?
(a) Wales.
(b) Scotland.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

9. What make is the car from which maybe-boyfriend gleans a car part bearing the image of a flag?
(a) Volvo.
(b) Peugeot.
(c) Bentley.
(d) Saab.

10. Which literary character does middle sister allude to when describing "armchair supporters" (112) of renouncers?
(a) Anna Karenina.
(b) Walter Mitty.
(c) Candide.
(d) Holden Caulfield.

11. How many sunsets must French teacher's students write about for homework after their discussion?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

12. Middle sister says that the milkman's communication with her nearly always consists of what?
(a) Questions.
(b) Admonishments.
(c) Compliments.
(d) Jokes.

13. 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?
(a) 19.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

14. From what sort of addiction does third brother-in-law suffer, according to middle sister?
(a) An alcohol addiction.
(b) An exercise addiction.
(c) A sex addiction.
(d) A gambling addiction.

15. What adjective is used to refer to middle sister's younger sisters?
(a) Tiny.
(b) Small
(c) Wee.
(d) Little.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what activity does middle sister never engage while running?

2. Middle sister believes that the milkman's threats in relation to maybe-boyfriend have to do with maybe-boyfriend's procurement of what object?

3. What type of incident had recently reduced the number of buildings in the "ten-minute area" (81) to two?

4. What sound does middle sister accuse third brother-in-law of ignoring?

5. How old was maybe-boyfriend when his parents left home to pursue full-time their ballroom-dancing careers?

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