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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rings the emergency bell after the fire starts?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Amy Dunn.
(c) Robin Balter.
(d) Tracy Dunn.

2. What does Rev. Olamina call Lauren that makes her think she is "close to trouble"?
(a) Her full name.
(b) Her mother's name.
(c) "Dear".
(d) "Daughter".

3. What does Lauren's stepmother's mother tell her stars are?
(a) Windows into heaven.
(b) Other moons.
(c) Meteors.
(d) God's tears.

4. How many people are killed in the storm in the Gulf of Mexico?
(a) 100.
(b) 700.
(c) 25.
(d) 70.

5. How many television sets are left in the neighborhood?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

6. How is Keith killed?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is tortured to death.
(c) He is attacked by dogs.
(d) He overdoses.

7. What kind of roofs do the houses have?
(a) Spanish tile.
(b) Wood.
(c) Thatch.
(d) Asphalt shingles.

8. How old is Lauren's brother Keith?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Two.

9. What denomination of minister is Lauren's father?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Luthern.
(d) Baptist.

10. What drug does Lauren's mother take while she is pregnant with Lauren?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Paracetco.
(c) Pyro.
(d) Heroin.

11. Why doesn't Reverend Olamina think the company accepts them?
(a) They are overeducated.
(b) They don't want a minister's family.
(c) They are too poor.
(d) They are a Black and Hispanic family.

12. How does Amy die?
(a) By a stray bullet.
(b) She is hit by a car.
(c) From hunger.
(d) She is killed by a feral dog.

13. What company takes over the town of Olivar?
(a) Smith Consolidated.
(b) KSF.
(c) NASA.
(d) The U.S. Government.

14. Who else besides Lauren does not cry over Keith's death?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Cory.
(d) Her father.

15. How long does Lauren think her money lasts?
(a) About two weeks.
(b) For a year.
(c) About a month.
(d) A day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lauren recommend Joanne do while she reads?

2. What family is affected by the latest robbery, in Chapter 11?

3. What does Lauren do to the dog at the end of Chapter Four?

4. How are Wardell Parrish and Rosalee Payne related?

5. How many dead people does Lauren see on her way to get baptized?

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