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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. In what condition does Patty Jane find Harriet upon returning home in Chapter 11?
(a) Unconscious and bleeding.
(b) Sick with the flu.
(c) Hallucinating.
(d) Inebriated.

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

3. How many months pass before Ione returns from her trip?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Harriet and Nora do as a surprise in Chapter 24?

2. Who is Merry?

3. What is Ione concerned about regarding Nora in Chapter 20?

4. How does Patty Jane feel about seeing Thor in Chapter 22?

5. Why did Clyde decide to get a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Patty Jane urge Harriet to see a doctor in Chapter 25? What do Patty Jane and Nora discover one day after Harriet fails to return from napping?

2. How does Harriet end up homeless in Chapter 16? What does she realize will always provide her with a place to sleep?

3. What does Patty Jane decide to do at the House of Curl in Chapter 12?

4. What is Harriet doing when she runs into Reese in Chapter 18? What does Reese give her?

5. What business does Patty Jane start in Chapter 11?

6. What prompts Patty Jane to kick Harriet out in Chapter 15?

7. What is Harriet doing one day when she sees a school bus pass by? Why is the passing of the school bus significant?

8. What does Patty Jane attend in Chapter 18? What does she find incomprehensible about the event?

9. Why does Patty Jane write to Avel's sisters in Chapter 11?

10. What does Harriet realize about drinking in Chapter 14? How does Patty Jane react when Harriet returns home drunk?

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