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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. According to Lillian in Chapter One, how much did Madison's father pay Lillian's mother?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $10,000.

2. What book does Lillian read the twins in Chapter Five?
(a) Penny Nichols and the Blue Dragon.
(b) Penny Nichols and the Green Mask.
(c) Penny Nichols and the Black Imp.
(d) Penny Nichols and the Red Book.

3. What job does Lillian have in Chapter One?
(a) Cashier.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Assistant manager.
(d) Bagger.

4. What is the last name of the narrator, Lillian?
(a) Bleaser.
(b) Breaker.
(c) Breader.
(d) Beamer.

5. What is Lillian's plan for the twins, as she explains in Chapter Five?
(a) To dictate their daily routine.
(b) To let them do whatever they want.
(c) To forbid them from bursting into flames.
(d) To interfere with them as little as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lillian in Chapter One, what punishment did Lillian receive in high school, instead of Madison?

2. What small miracle amazes Lillian in Chapter Three?

3. Who intervenes on the twins' behalf at the end of Chapter Four?

4. In Chapter Three, to what does Lillian compare the burning twins?

5. In Chapter Two, what does Madison reveal in her backyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lillian's relationship with her mother, as highlighted in Chapters One and Two.

2. Who is Timothy? What does the reader learn about him in the first two chapters of the novel?

3. What specifics regarding their unique ability do the twins tell Lillian in Chapter Five?

4. What job opportunity does Madison have for Lillian, as explained in Chapter One?

5. What does Jasper tell Lillian in Chapter Two? How does she respond?

6. Describe Lillian's present circumstances as explained in Chapter One.

7. What sorts of normal behaviors does Lillian instill in the twins in Chapter Five?

8. What happens when Lillian introduces herself to the twins in Chapter Three?

9. Describe Lillian's appearance at the beginning of Chapter Four. How does she describe herself?

10. Who is Madison's husband? How did they meet?

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