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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Middle sister states in Chapter 2 that she feels what emotion toward third brother-in-law?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Sexual attraction.
(d) Hatred.

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?
(a) A pram.
(b) A car part.
(c) A coffee pot.
(d) A stick of butter.

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

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?
(a) Thingy.
(b) The milkman.
(c) Ma.
(d) Da.

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

6. What activity does middle sister assert in Chapter 2 that she will never give up?
(a) Teaching wee sisters how to hide their emotions.
(b) Believing that da had loved his family.
(c) Reading while walking.
(d) Running while reading.

7. At what time of day does middle sister's college French class take place?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Evening.
(c) Morning.
(d) Early afternoon.

8. What color van does middle sister see across the street from her college class, causing her to think that the milkman is inside?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

9. When middle sister believes that the milkman has shown up outside of her college, she feels a "strange bodily sensation" (78) in which part of her body?
(a) Her calves.
(b) Her toes.
(c) Her scalp.
(d) Her coccyx.

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

11. Which character has been making lewd remarks to middle sister since the day he met her?
(a) Thingy.
(b) The milkman.
(c) First brother-in-law.
(d) Third brother-in-law.

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

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

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

15. What malady does middle sister admit to having in Chapter 3?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Depression.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Anxiety.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel's opening, how old is middle sister, the protagonist of the text?

2. What type of weapon does the milkman mention in a veiled threat aimed at maybe-boyfriend?

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

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

5. Middle sister becomes worried that maybe-boyfriend is "refusing to fit in" (74) in what sort of way?

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