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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

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

3. 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) The milkman.
(b) Ma.
(c) Thingy.
(d) Da.

4. The final sentence of Chapter 2 asserts that which of middle sister's tactics meant to ward off the milkman has worked?
(a) Asking ma to have a word with the milkman.
(b) Remaining silent during the milkman's advances.
(c) Asking maybe-boyfriend to have a word with the milkman.
(d) Beginning to run with a partner instead of alone.

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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) Rear Window.
(c) Stranger on a Train.
(d) Psycho.

9. Which of French teacher's actions continually perplexes her students?
(a) Her tendency to laugh.
(b) Her tendency to fall asleep.
(c) Her tendency to sigh.
(d) Her tendency to shout.

10. What phrase does third brother-in-law use in response to middle sister's question about the sound she hears during their run?
(a) In name only.
(b) De facto.
(c) Not our business.
(d) For the record.

11. In what way does the truth leech into the untrue rumors circulating about middle sister?
(a) Some people tell ma that the milkman is an auto mechanic.
(b) Some people tell ma that the milkman is six years older than middle sister.
(c) Some people tell ma that the milkman is two years older than middle sister.
(d) Some people tell ma that the milkman has an eccentric best friend.

12. 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 sister.
(c) Third brother.
(d) Eldest sister.

13. How many years older than the protagonist is maybe-boyfriend?
(a) 7.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is first brother-in-law when he marries eldest sister?

2. What color van does the milkman drive when he is not driving one of his sports cars?

3. When middle sister believes that the milkman has followed her to her college class, she feels like a fool for believing that which tactic had worked?

4. How many miles does middle sister right away agree to run, in the process shocking her running partner?

5. What kind of imaginary figure does chef address as he prepares meals?

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