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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of weapon does the milkman mention in a veiled threat aimed at maybe-boyfriend?
(a) A knife.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A car bomb.
(d) A machine gun.

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

3. What sound does middle sister accuse third brother-in-law of ignoring?
(a) The sound of an explosion.
(b) The sound of a woman's scream.
(c) The sound of a camera.
(d) The sound of a gunshot.

4. What is the subject of the literary passage French teacher reads to the class in French?
(a) The distance of the stars.
(b) The nature of the universe.
(c) The definition of linear time.
(d) The color of the sky.

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

6. Middle sister notes that French teacher has "an unnerving amount of" (69) what?
(a) Humor.
(b) Nerve.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Brilliance.

7. Middle sister finally reveals that she had been how old at the time of the mass-slaughter of animals in her neighborhood?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

8. What kind of imaginary figure does chef address as he prepares meals?
(a) A prospective customer.
(b) A cooking competition judge.
(c) A cooking assistant.
(d) A fairy godmother.

9. How old is first brother-in-law when he marries eldest sister?
(a) 46.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 23.

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

11. How old is the milkman at the time of the narrative's opening?
(a) Late forties.
(b) Early thirties.
(c) Early twenties.
(d) Early forties.

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

13. At the time of the mass-slaughter of neighborhood animals by soldiers, middle sister and which other character had been the youngest children in their family?
(a) Second sister.
(b) Third brother.
(c) Eldest sister.
(d) Third sister.

14. What is NOT one of middle sister's objections to the idea of living with maybe-boyfriend when he suggests it?
(a) The size of the hoard at maybe-boyfriend's house.
(b) The possibility of harming their relationship.
(c) The damage that would be done to her reputation.
(d) The need to be at home for her younger sisters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Middle sister tells the reader that not taking what action is her primary method of "staying safe" (34)?

2. The final sentence of Chapter 2 asserts that which of middle sister's tactics meant to ward off the milkman has worked?

3. While walking through the ten-minute area on her way back from French class, middle sister finds the head of what kind of animal?

4. What activity does middle sister assert in Chapter 2 that she will never give up?

5. Which of French teacher's actions continually perplexes her students?

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