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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. Tiger overhears Abby Lynn talking about ___________________.
(a) a Christmas party.
(b) a birthday party.
(c) a swimming party.
(d) a bonfire.

2. Where does Tiger's aunt live?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Baton Rouge.

3. What is notable about Tiger's parents?
(a) They have green eyes.
(b) They have white blonde hair.
(c) They are great singers.
(d) They are mentally disabled.

4. What does Corrina do in church that causes Abby Lynn to laugh?
(a) Passes gas.
(b) Has the hiccups.
(c) Falls asleep.
(d) Says "Amen" very loud.

5. What does Jesse Wade ask Tiger to do at lunchtime?
(a) Set up a lemonade stand.
(b) Sit with him under an oak tree.
(c) Ride bikes to town.
(d) Swim in their new pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny tell Tiger about her parents?

2. Why does Tiger decide to give up baseball?

3. Who is Tiger's father?

4. What does Tiger wish for desperately at this point in time?

5. What chore does Granny assign Corrina and Tiger to at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work does Tiger do at the nursery, and how will she spend the money she earns?

2. What noble gesture does Jesse make regarding the swimming party and how does Tiger react to his trying to comfort her with a kiss?

3. What is the Parker family dynamic and what makes Tiger aware of some tension in the house?

4. Who is Abby Lynn and what does Corrina do at the gym that embarrasses Tiger in front of her?

5. What gift does Aunt Dorie Kay have delivered for the Parker family, and how do the family members accept it?

6. What makes Tiger start to think about growing up and becoming a young woman?

7. Why does Tiger think that Granny is preparing her for marriage?

8. Why is Tiger so frustrated with her father after Granny's death?

9. Which one of the Parker family members is most taken with the new television?

10. How does Aunt Dorie Kay behave that makes Tiger wish that she was her parent?

(see the answer keys)

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