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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 distance of the stars.
(d) The definition of linear time.

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

4. What is the only event that ever causes maybe-boyfriend to become angry and combative?
(a) When others bully his best friend.
(b) When others spread rumors about neighborhood women.
(c) When others talk about his absent parents.
(d) When others talk about politics.

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

6. What action does middle sister take when she hears the milkman make a veiled threat against maybe-boyfriend?
(a) She jumps.
(b) She sobs.
(c) She moans.
(d) She collapses.

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

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

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

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

11. 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) Not our business.
(c) De facto.
(d) For the record.

12. What color van does the milkman drive when he is not driving one of his sports cars?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

13. Which character does middle sister consider to be an "armchair supporter" (112) of renouncers, rather than an actual renouncer?
(a) The milkman.
(b) Somebody McSomebody.
(c) Da.
(d) First brother-in-law.

14. The only person in middle sister's neighborhood who is widely regarded as a shiny person is the sister of which character?
(a) Tablets girl.
(b) Somebody McSomebody.
(c) Nuclear boy.
(d) Maybe-boyfriend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of abandoned building is blown up by a bomb near the end of Chapter 2?

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

3. Middle sister says that the milkman's communication with her nearly always consists of what?

4. What entity or object is said to take a picture of middle sister near the top reservoir one day during a run?

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

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