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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Thor building in Chapter 22?
(a) Model cars.
(b) Scale models of famous buildings.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Birdhouses.

6. What does Patty Jane attend with Clyde in Chapter 18?
(a) An auction.
(b) A legal trial.
(c) An art show.
(d) A concert.

7. How does Harriet avoid living on the streets in Chapter 16?
(a) By sleeping in a hotel hallway.
(b) By staying in the church.
(c) By sharing a bed with whatever man offers to buy her drinks.
(d) By staying at a homeless shelter.

8. How does Ione feel about seeing her son in Chapter 22?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Embarassed.
(d) Indifferent.

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

10. How does Nora react to her father's reappearance in Chapter 23?
(a) She denies that Thor is actually her father.
(b) She begins to treat Patty Jane with more respect.
(c) She avoids Thor.
(d) She throws herself into caring for Thor.

11. What is Clyde's last name?
(a) Cobey.
(b) Chuka.
(c) Cherico.
(d) Caffee.

12. Who does Harriet see on the bus in Chapter 18?
(a) Patty Jane.
(b) Ione.
(c) Nora.
(d) Reese.

13. Why does Patty Jane urge Harriet to see a doctor in Chapter 25?
(a) Harriet has been feeling tired.
(b) Harriet hasn't been in a long time.
(c) Harriet is having trouble hearing.
(d) Harriet has been vomiting.

14. Who does Harriet see in the bar with the crazy woman in Chapter 21?
(a) Avel.
(b) Thor.
(c) Nora.
(d) Avel's sister.

15. Who is Merry?
(a) Ione's sister-in-law.
(b) Clyde's mother.
(c) Nora's friend.
(d) One of Patty Jane's customers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patty Jane go to school to become in Chapter 12?

2. Where is Harriet buying when she bumps into Reese in Chapter 18?

3. How does Nora's relationship with her mother change as she becomes a teenager?

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

5. What shocks the women during the first lecture in Chapter 12?

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