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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. What is K.D. doing at the opening of the chapter?
(a) Hiding from his uncles.
(b) Burlarizing a house in Demby.
(c) Brushing a dog.
(d) Writing a letter to Arnette.

2. What was Mavis purchasing when the twins died?
(a) A new dress.
(b) Books for college.
(c) Automobile insurance.
(d) Wieners.

3. What is beyond the cellar door that one of the twins and his nephew smash?
(a) An iron foundry.
(b) A tunnel to the Indian Reservation.
(c) The Devil's bedroom.
(d) Spare parts for the electric generator.

4. Why is Connie so upset when Gigi first meets her?
(a) Connie thinks Gigi is a voodoo priestess.
(b) The old woman that Connie has tended has died.
(c) A tornado has ruined Connie's garden.
(d) Someone stole Connie's tea making machines.

5. Who sits beside Mavis while the interview is taking place?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Mavis' three surviving children.
(c) The undertaker.
(d) Her attorney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ruby Best's husband?

2. Why does Seneca have difficulty sleeping at the Convent?

3. What does Mavis do upon first seeing Gigi?

4. Where did Mavis's twins die?

5. What unwashed, unprepared objects in the pantry at the Convent lead the men to believe that the women at the Convent are lazier than the women in Ruby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the town of Haven not as affected by the Great Depression as most of the rest of the country?

2. When Gigi accepts a ride from Roger Best, what are her plans at that time?

3. What is one of the things the Morgan twins probably consider when they are trying to decide what to do about Arnette's pregnancy?

4. How has the community oven lost its significance?

5. Why does Mavis become frightened during the interview, and why does she decide to flee?

6. What event cuts short Mavis's reunion upon arriving back at the Convent after a month's absence?

7. In addition to growing vegetables, what is one of Connie's main tasks at the Convent?

8. What does Connie do to earn a meager income?

9. What is immediately noticeable about Gigi?

10. How do the men from Ruby justify such drastic action against the women at the Convent?

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