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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 causes Patty Jane and Ione to become closer in Chapter 3?
(a) Ione's illness.
(b) Joining a swimming club together.
(c) Patty Jane's pregnancy.
(d) Their evening walks.

2. What event takes place the night before Avel leaves for South America?
(a) A family picnic.
(b) Nora's christening.
(c) A combination bridal party and going away party.
(d) A memorial service for Thor.

3. What does Nora often imagine about her father in the prologue?
(a) Whether he has ever seen a photo of her.
(b) What it will be like once he returns.
(c) What he was like as a kid.
(d) Why he left.

4. What brand of car is Avel driving when he meets Harriet in Chapter 2?
(a) Ford.
(b) General Motors.
(c) Packard.
(d) Cadillac.

5. How does Thor find the modeling shoot in Chapter 5?
(a) Embarassing.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Harriet?

2. How does Avel get on in South America?

3. How does Harriet learn about Avel's plane crash?

4. How does Avel know the therapist he introduces to Patty Jane in Chapter 8?

5. Where does Harriet say goodbye to Avel in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Avel give Harriet as an engagement present?

2. What does Harriet show Avel when he returns to town in Chapter 6?

3. What do we find out about Nora's father in the prologue?

4. Why were Patty Jane and her sister raised by an aunt? What did the aunt's treatment of the girls spur Patty Jane to do?

5. What kind of job does Avel offer Thor, and why?

6. What is Harriet excited about in Chapter 9?

7. What does Ione notice as Patty Jane's pregnancy becomes more obvious?

8. What news do Patty Jane and Harriet each receive in Chapter 10?

9. What does Ione organize for the night before Avel is to leave for South America? What does Patty Jane tell Avel to do on that night?

10. How does Ione anger Patty Jane in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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