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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. At what location do "proper couples" (167) in the community often meet before spending time together?
(a) Ten-minute area.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) City Hall.
(d) One of the no-go areas.

2. How many weeks after real milkman is hurt does middle sister go to the chip shop, where she is then confronted by the community?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. On which day of the week had tablets girl always poisoned people, prior to her more frequent poisonings?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

4. To whom does ma hand over her purse in Chapter 6?
(a) Real milkman.
(b) Wee sisters.
(c) Eldest sister.
(d) Middle sister.

5. Which character joined a convent, thereby breaking real milkman's heart during his youth?
(a) Eldest sister.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Ma.
(d) Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After dogs eat the chips middle sister has thrown onto the ground, which character does she see?

2. For what reason do the members of middle sister's community never visit the hospital for any reason, no matter how dire the circumstances?

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

4. What objects does middle sister throw onto the ground after she leaves the place where she has just had a contentious encounter with the community?

5. What is the title of the play from which middle sister reads to wee sisters while their mother is at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What change occurs in middle sister's feelings for maybe-boyfriend after the milkman begins to stalk her?

2. What three-syllable response does middle sister use in response to any question she is ever asked and why?

3. Discuss a particular allusion Burns uses to allude to another literary work associated with the theme of depression.

4. Give an example of Burns's use of sarcastic humor within Chapter 5 and explain its connection to one of the novel's major themes.

5. What major revelation about the community's view of middle sister does longest friend reveal during their meeting?

6. What are middle sister's expectations when she tells longest friend the truth about the milkman?

7. What is the symbolism of the "tenner" (220) in the novel?

8. Describe an instance when Burns makes a point about how polarization often leads to exclusion.

9. What act does middle sister see as the one that would symbolize her surrender to the milkman?

10. What does middle sister mean when she says, "My inner world, it seemed, had gone away" (176)?

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