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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Middle sister says that ma has been tormenting her about her lack of a husband since which one of her birthdays?
(a) Her 19th.
(b) Her 18th.
(c) Her 17th.
(d) Her 16th.

2. What entity or object is said to take a picture of middle sister near the top reservoir one day during a run?
(a) A tree.
(b) A woman.
(c) A camera.
(d) A man.

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

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

5. Middle sister says that every other student in the class is different from her in what way?
(a) They are older than middle sister.
(b) They all have full-time jobs.
(c) They are younger than middle sister.
(d) They are Protestants.

6. Middle sister says that everyone in her neighborhood, renouncers or not, waits at least how many minutes before venturing outside once they hear the dogs start to bark?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 45.
(d) 60.

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

8. Middle sister becomes worried that maybe-boyfriend is "refusing to fit in" (74) in what sort of way?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Male.
(c) Religious.
(d) Intangible.

9. What kinds of abandoned buildings occupy the location called "the ten-minute area" (81)?
(a) Churches.
(b) Libraries.
(c) Homes.
(d) Banks.

10. While walking through the ten-minute area on her way back from French class, middle sister finds the head of what kind of animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rat.
(c) A cat.
(d) A fox.

11. In what activity does middle sister never engage while running?
(a) Reading.
(b) Using scissors.
(c) Taking a break.
(d) Eating.

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

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

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

15. How old was maybe-boyfriend when his parents left home to pursue full-time their ballroom-dancing careers?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what country is the flag adorning the car part awarded to maybe-boyfriend?

3. How many little girls comprise the group referred to as "wee sisters" (84)?

4. What title do maybe-boyfriend's parents sign at the bottom of the note they send to their boys?

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

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