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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is middle sister's intention when she picks up the head of the animal in the ten-minute area?
(a) To use it to cast a spell.
(b) To show it to maybe-boyfriend.
(c) To bury it somewhere green.
(d) To use it for a photography project.

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

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

6. To what location had da really been traveling during his lengthy periods away from the family?
(a) A orthopedic surgeon.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A mental hospital.
(d) A brothel.

7. With whom does middle sister nearly collide when she stands up in the ten-minute area after picking up the head of an animal?
(a) The milkman.
(b) Maybe-boyfriend.
(c) First brother-in-law.
(d) Real milkman.

8. What type of incident had recently reduced the number of buildings in the "ten-minute area" (81) to two?
(a) A wrecking crew's arrival.
(b) An act of arson.
(c) A bombing.
(d) A flood.

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

10. How many objections does middle sister consider when maybe-boyfriend suggests that they move in together?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

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

12. 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) Da.
(d) Ma.

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

14. 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?
(a) Remaining at home whenever possible.
(b) Reporting his activities to the police.
(c) Running with third brother-in-law.
(d) Telling ma about his activities.

15. 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 possibility of harming their relationship.
(c) The damage that would be done to her reputation.
(d) The size of the hoard at maybe-boyfriend's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Middle sister states in Chapter 2 that she feels what emotion toward third brother-in-law?

3. How many sunsets must French teacher's students write about for homework after their discussion?

4. From what sort of addiction does third brother-in-law suffer, according to middle sister?

5. People who act outside of the societal norm are referred to as what?

(see the answer keys)

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