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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Madison give the twins upon meeting them in Chapter Four?
(a) Cameras.
(b) Video games.
(c) Teddy bears.
(d) Piggy banks.

2. What does Jasper tell Lillian in Chapter Two?
(a) That whatever happened with the twins was no one's fault.
(b) That whatever happened with the twins was his fault.
(c) That whatever happened with the twins was his ex-wife's fault.
(d) That whatever happened with the twins was Madison's fault.

3. What does Carl want Jasper to do with the twins in Chapter Four?
(a) Return them to their grandparents.
(b) Take them to the doctor.
(c) Send them away.
(d) Call the police.

4. In Chapter Three, when the twins ask Lillian if she will ever leave them, how does she reply?
(a) "Never."
(b) "Soon."
(c) "Later."
(d) "Presently."

5. What happens when the twins see their father for the first time in Chapter Four?
(a) The burst into tremors.
(b) They burst into flames.
(c) They burst into laughter.
(d) They burst into tears.

6. According to Lillian in Chapter One, what punishment did Lillian receive in high school, instead of Madison?
(a) Expulsion.
(b) Suspension.
(c) Detention.
(d) Prosecution.

7. According to the twins in Chapter Five, when do the fires most often occur?
(a) When they are upset.
(b) When they are having fun.
(c) When they are tired.
(d) When they are hungry.

8. In what year does the novel take place?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2000.

9. According to Lillian in Chapter One, what did a teenage Madison want to be when she grew up?
(a) Famous.
(b) Rich.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Sexy.

10. According to Lillian in Chapter One, what is the name of Madison's husband?
(a) Jasper Roberts.
(b) Jeffrey Roberts.
(c) James Roberts.
(d) Jack Roberts.

11. When Lillian goes to visit Madison in Chapter One, how does she travel?
(a) By train.
(b) By bus.
(c) By plane.
(d) By limo.

12. According to Carl in Chapter Three, the twins are not used to what?
(a) Transitions.
(b) Transformations.
(c) Transfigurations.
(d) Transmutations.

13. What has Carl placed in the back of the vehicle used to pick up the twins in Chapter Three?
(a) A trampoline.
(b) Straightjackets.
(c) An air mattress.
(d) Bean bag chairs.

14. What worries Roland at the end of Chapter Four?
(a) That he messed up the van.
(b) That he ruined another set of clothing.
(c) That he frightened Lillian.
(d) That he made Jasper angry.

15. How do the twins view their father, according to their conversation in Chapter Five?
(a) As a good man.
(b) As a jerk.
(c) As a victim.
(d) As a simpleton.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lillian in Chapter Four, which part of her suffered the most damage from Bessie's attack?

2. According to Lillian in Chapter One, what was the name of the headmistress of Lillian's high school?

3. Madison's son shows Lillian his collection of what in Chapter Two?

4. What book does Lillian read the twins in Chapter Five?

5. What does Carl plan to do in Chapter Three that horrifies Lillian?

(see the answer keys)

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