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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 dress is Granny buried in?
(a) A comfortable house dress.
(b) A dress she had seen in a store window.
(c) A dress Dorie Kay bought for her last year.
(d) Her new Easter dress.

2. Where does Aunt Dorie Kay take Tiger for a treat?
(a) A dress shop.
(b) The movies.
(c) The Dairy Queen.
(d) An amusement park.

3. Who does Dorie Kay ask to take care of writing checks to pay the family's bills?
(a) Rev. Wilson.
(b) Mrs. Thompson.
(c) Dr. Randall.
(d) Brother Dave.

4. Who is Magnolia?
(a) A restaurant owner.
(b) Dorie Kay's maid.
(c) A hair stylist.
(d) Granny's oldest friend.

5. What is Corrina doing when Tiger and Lonnie come home from work in Chapter 17?
(a) Watching TV.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Peeling potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Dorie Kay try to teach Lonnie to do?

2. Why does Dorie Kay send Magnolia to the Parkers' home for a few days?

3. Aunt Dorie Kay takes Tiger shopping for ___________________.

4. What do people bring to the house after the funeral?

5. What does Aunt Dorie Kay ask Tiger to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Shorty so angry when Mrs. Thompson takes Lonnie's advice over his?

2. What does Aunt Dorie Kay advise Tiger regarding how she hurt Jesse and why regret is a negative thing?

3. To what does Tiger compare they way people in town treat her parents?

4. What happens between her parents that makes Tiger reconsider moving to Baton Rouge with Aunt Dorie Kay?

5. What changes has Aunt Dorie Kay made in her life to escape her past and what changes does she suggest for Tiger?

6. What solution does Aunt Dorie Kay offer to Tiger when Tiger is worried about how the Parker household will function after Aunt Dorie Kay goes home?

7. Who is Magnolia and what is her role in the story?

8. What is Corrina's state of mind after Granny's death and what arrangements does Aunt Dorie Kay make for some immediate care?

9. What are Tiger's mixed feelings about going to Baton Rouge with Aunt Dorie Kay?

10. What is the scene at the Parker home when Tiger and Magnolia arrive?

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