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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Patty Jane and Clyde find themselves rolling in the snow in Chapter 13?
(a) They are playing with Nora.
(b) The jump behind a snow bank to avoid being seen.
(c) They fall while walking across a field.
(d) They slide down some icy steps.

2. How is Temple Curry's house described?
(a) Reeking of perfume.
(b) Orderly.
(c) As small and cozy.
(d) Filthy.

3. What do Harriet and Nora do as a surprise in Chapter 24?
(a) Play a trumpet duet.
(b) Do a dance.
(c) Jump out of a cake.
(d) Prepare a slideshow.

4. What do Patty Jane and Ione think Harriet has done in Chapter 11?
(a) Started drinking to forget her worries.
(b) Tried to commit suicide.
(c) Taken drugs.
(d) Contracted an illness while at the hospital.

5. Who presents the first lecture at Patty Jane's business?
(a) A nutritionist.
(b) A filmmaker.
(c) A politician.
(d) An author.

6. What does the doctor tell Patty Jane and Ione about Thor in Chapter 23?
(a) He appears to be completely healthy.
(b) He should begin speech therapy treatments.
(c) He has permanently lost his faculties.
(d) He is suffering from amnesia.

7. How did the crazy woman lose her dentistry license?
(a) She fell behind on her paperwork.
(b) She purposely injured patients.
(c) She sold painkillers to patients.
(d) She was discovered never to have gone to dental school.

8. How does Temple Curry react when Reese, Clyde, and Harriet arrive at her house in Chapter 22?
(a) She doesn't recognize them at all.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She screams at them to go away.
(d) She seems to be expecting them.

9. What happens to Harriet while riding the bus in Chapter 14?
(a) She gets off at the wrong stop.
(b) She has a panic attack.
(c) She falls and hits her head.
(d) She thinks she sees Avel.

10. How much money did Reese leave for Harriet?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

11. According to Clyde, why would a relationship not work between him and Patty Jane?
(a) He is married.
(b) She is afraid of falling in love.
(c) He plans to move away in the spring.
(d) She is his boss.

12. What does Thor tell Ione about in their native language in Chapter 25?
(a) That Patty Jane wants a divorce.
(b) That he wants to go back to living with Temple.
(c) Harriet's illness.
(d) Patty Jane's financial troubles.

13. Why do Harriet's work habits change in Chapter 15?
(a) She needs more money.
(b) She feels too sick to go to work.
(c) She begins to drink a great deal.
(d) She wants to spend her time with Reese.

14. Where does Patty Jane see her husband's face in Chapter 11?
(a) On cereal boxes.
(b) Amongst a crowd of people.
(c) On a poster.
(d) On the side of a bus.

15. What does Clyde tell Patty Jane cannot happen again in Chapter 13?
(a) Arguing over money.
(b) A kiss.
(c) Patty Jane forgetting to pick Nora up from school.
(d) Clyde getting married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Patty Jane's new business?

2. What is Clyde's last name?

3. What is Clyde's job at Patty Jane's business?

4. Who does Patty Jane turn to for comfort in Chapter 16?

5. What does Ione find when she returns in Chapter 25?

(see the answer keys)

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