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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason do the members of middle sister's community never visit the hospital for any reason, no matter how dire the circumstances?
(a) They know that hospitals are often the target of bombings when Catholics are inside receiving care.
(b) They know that the paramilitaries, affiliated with the renouncers-of-the-state, will show up to interrogate them.
(c) They know that the police, affiliated with the defenders-of-the state, will show up to interrogate them.
(d) They know that many of the doctors are spies for the defenders-of-the-state.

2. When middle sister thinks about her discussion with a particular character in the bar, she tells the reader that to her surprise, the topic of the discussion had actually been what?
(a) First brother-in-law's status as a sexual predator.
(b) The rearing of wee sisters.
(c) Middle sister's status as a beyond-the-pale.
(d) Milkman.

3. Middle sister is shocked to hear from which character that she has been deemed a "beyond-the pale" (192) within the community?
(a) Eldest sister.
(b) Longest friend.
(c) Third brother-in-law.
(d) First brother-in-law.

4. How many hours after she goes to bed does middle sister wake up with "unbelievable stomach pains" (214) as described at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. Who accuses maybe-boyfriend of being the milkman when he makes an attempt to contact middle sister during her recuperation period?
(a) Eldest sister.
(b) Da.
(c) Wee sisters.
(d) Ma.

6. In what kind of establishment does middle sister have a contentious altercation with members of her community?
(a) A chip shop.
(b) A church.
(c) A newspaper stand.
(d) A bakery.

7. What phrase does longest friend use to characterize the reason why she had felt compelled to meet with middle sister?
(a) Weak heart.
(b) Mental deterioration.
(c) Death wish.
(d) Lack of patriotism.

8. What practice of middle sister's does longest friend say she had consistently warned middle sister to stop performing?
(a) Listening to the radio.
(b) Making eye contact.
(c) Reading while walking.
(d) Laughing.

9. Which "shiny" member of tablets girl's family does she poison, permanently affecting her victim's "health and eyesight" (217)?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her mother.

10. The character middle sister sees after the dogs eat the chips is afflicted with which malady or disability?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) The effects of polio.
(d) Dementia.

11. How does middle sister feel about the neighbors' comments to ma that she cannot take middle sister to the hospital?
(a) She is unconscious at the time.
(b) She agrees.
(c) She disagrees.
(d) She expresses no opinion to the reader.

12. Who comes up behind middle sister in Chapter 6 and puts his arms around her?
(a) First brother-in-law.
(b) Third brother.
(c) Maybe-boyfriend.
(d) Third brother-in-law.

13. What word does ma use to describe real milkman's condition?
(a) Dire.
(b) Critical.
(c) Good.
(d) Stable.

14. When tablet girl poisons her family member, she had been having a delusion that the family member had constituted what kind of "aspect of herself" (219)?
(a) Irresponsible.
(b) Unacceptable.
(c) Loathsome.
(d) Shiny.

15. How many other people in the community had already been declared beyond-the-pales when middle sister suffers the same fate?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of middle sister's initial encounters with the milkman does she for some time try to see as "accidental" (166)?

2. What accessory does longest friend wear with her wedding gown?

3. Who carries tablets girl's sister to his car with the intention of taking her to the hospital?

4. Which element of speech had inspired suspicion in middle sister's mind long before the appearance of the milkman in her life?

5. At what location do "proper couples" (167) in the community often meet before spending time together?

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