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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disturbs Laurel during the funeral service?
(a) Fay's crying.
(b) A woodchuck peeking up under the coffin.
(c) The noises from the new interstate.
(d) A mosquito.

2. How does Fay react to her family's arrival?
(a) Fay is happy, she has not seen her family in years.
(b) Fay is relieved to have someone there to comfort her.
(c) Fay is angry no one told her they were coming.
(d) Fay is annoyed because she told everyone she had no family.

3. Why does Fay's mother pity Laurel?
(a) She knows Laurel dislikes Fay.
(b) She knows Laurel is a widow and worries her father's death has brought back too many memories.
(c) She feels bad that Laurel is now an orphan.
(d) She believes no one is there to support and comfort Laurel.

4. Who would legally inherit the house if there is no will?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Fay.
(d) Miss Adele.

5. How old are most of Laurel's friends' children?
(a) Grammar school aged.
(b) Toddlers.
(c) Teenagers.
(d) College age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the unexpected guests come from?

2. What do the old women ask Laurel not to do?

3. Where did the paint come from?

4. Where does Laurel believe her father will be buried?

5. How old was Judge when he married Fay?

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