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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. French teacher tells her students that their "temporary unhingement" (76) as a result of the discussion is a sign of what?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Indoctrination.
(c) Progress.
(d) Oppression.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of incident had recently reduced the number of buildings in the "ten-minute area" (81) to two?

2. What is the only event that ever causes maybe-boyfriend to become angry and combative?

3. In what way does the truth leech into the untrue rumors circulating about middle sister?

4. At what time of day does middle sister's college French class take place?

5. In the novel's opening, how old is middle sister, the protagonist of the text?

Short Essay Questions

1. With which aspect of middle sister's habit of walking while reading does third brother-in-law take issue and why?

2. Which member of middle sister's family does she despise and why?

3. What action does middle sister perform "without a shake" for "the first time in ages" (165) when the real milkman drops her off at home and why?

4. To what location must middle sister travel in order to attend a French language college class and why is this significant?

5. What does maybe-boyfriend suspect about middle sister's reasons for never meeting him in her own neighborhood?

6. What is the symbolism of the British tabloids and newspapers?

7. What horrific and significant event had occurred when middle sister was nine years old?

8. Describe an instance when sound is used to underscore a particular theme within Chapter 1.

9. What truths does middle sister reveal to ma during their first conversation about the milkman?

10. What evidence does middle sister provide for her claim that third brother-in-law should have been designated as a "beyond-the-pale" (41) by now, but that he has not?

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