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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. What does Lee do with Peggy’s things after she leaves?
(a) Sends them to her parents.
(b) Saves them in storage.
(c) Throws them out.
(d) Donates them to the college.

2. What does Peggy make Karen wear in the woods around their house?
(a) An orange cap.
(b) Bug spray.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) A sweater.

3. What does Lee turn to when he feels washed up in poetry?
(a) Biography.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Criticism.
(d) Memoir.

4. How does the narrator say Lee’s house is regarded among Byrdie’s friends?
(a) Xanadu.
(b) Oz.
(c) Timbuktu.
(d) Never never land.

5. How does the narrator characterize the persona Peggy acquired in high school?
(a) Imperturbable and cool.
(b) Tender and fragile.
(c) Tough and intimidating.
(d) Affectionate and loyal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mislaid set?

2. What kind of fur does Meg tell Karen a girl like her should wear?

3. What is the high point of Temple’s birthday parties?

4. What did Lee get instead of a salary from Stillwater College?

5. What kind of reading material has Peggy brought with her to the shack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lee suppress the mutiny on the board of the Stillwater Review?

2. What is Peggy’s first meeting with Lee like?

3. What was it that caused Lee’s “irreplaceable VW Thing” to end up in the lake (29)?

4. What does the narrator say is Byrd Flemings social status in high school?

5. What is Peggy Vaillaincourt’s background?

6. How does Zink describe Mireille’s relationship with her father?

7. Why does Peggy flee from Lee’s house?

8. How has the history of the integration of schools affected Temple’s family’s education?

9. What is the house like where Meg and Karen take refuge?

10. What does Karen do to raise funds to live on?

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