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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the names of Vivian's brothers that died in the tenement fire in 1929?
(a) Dominick and James.
(b) Peter and Billy.
(c) Gerald and Mark.
(d) John and Edward.

2. What does the narrator describe as "Ralph's favorite activity" in Section 4?
(a) Watching game shows.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Working in the yard.
(d) Reading.

3. Who is the driver that picks Miss Larsen and Vivian up after school to take them to the boarding house?
(a) Mr. Sorenson.
(b) Mr. Yates.
(c) Mr. Reed.
(d) Mr. Grote.

4. What word does Molly's American History teacher describe as "moments in [people's] lives when they've had to take a journey, literal or metaphorical"?
(a) Testamentaries.
(b) Muttons.
(c) Portages.
(d) Debris.

5. What prominent English general is cited in Section 3 for having said, "We took away [the Indians'] country and their means of support. It was for this and against this that they made war. Could anyone expect less?"
(a) Philip Sheridan.
(b) Robert E. Lee.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

6. What is Mr. Grote's first name?
(a) Philip.
(b) Gerald.
(c) Paul.
(d) James.

7. What was Vivian's sister Maisie's name changed to after she was adopted?
(a) Margaret Schatzman.
(b) Mary Schatzman.
(c) Wilma Jackson.
(d) Sarah Pennington.

8. What season is it when Vivian is thrown out from the Grotes' home?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

9. What does Mrs. Nielsen say that her ancestry is while she and Vivian decorate for Christmas in Section 4?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Irish.
(c) German.
(d) Polish.

10. What illness does Vivian contract after she arrives at the boarding house where Miss Larsen lives?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Polio.

11. In what year did the Schatzmans immigrate to the U.S. from Germany?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1895.

12. How many months ago did Vivian's younger sister Maisie die, according to Molly's research in Section 4?
(a) 2 months ago.
(b) 5 months ago.
(c) 7 months ago.
(d) 8 months ago.

13. How old does Mr. Grote tell Vivian he is in Section 3?
(a) 29.
(b) 35.
(c) 32.
(d) 24.

14. Who is the man that drives the kids to school from the country road that Vivian walks to from the Grotes' home?
(a) Mr. Post.
(b) Mr. Reed.
(c) Mr. Byrne.
(d) Mr. Uhrig.

15. What is the name of the Grotes' youngest baby that Vivian begins caring for upon her arrival at their home?
(a) Trinity.
(b) Paula.
(c) Missy.
(d) Nettie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did "Black Tuesday" occur?

2. What word is used in Section 3 to describe "a stew of diced meat, onion, and vegetables, with mustard, ginger, and vinegar"?

3. How far does Vivian walk from the Grotes' home to the schoolhouse after she's been kicked out?

4. When is Mrs. Grote due to have a baby in 1930?

5. How old did Molly turn on her birthday when her father gave her jewelry cards as a gift?

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