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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 Chapter 2, how much longer does it take Bitter to finish her painting?
(a) 8 more months.
(b) 3 more weeks.
(c) 4 more months.
(d) 2 more weeks.

2. What kinds of monuments did the angels erect in Chapter 1?
(a) Monuments to victims of violence, and monuments with many names carved into them.
(b) Monuments of angels.
(c) Monuments of weapons.
(d) Monuments to mucial composers.

3. How many other times has one of Bitter's paintings come to life?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Eight times.
(d) Three times.

4. Why does Pet say it has come to Jam's world?
(a) To paint.
(b) To become a leader.
(c) To change the weather.
(d) To hunt.

5. How does Jam get injured by the painting?
(a) She is cut by the canvas corner.
(b) She is cut on a razor blade.
(c) She twists her ankle when she trips over it.
(d) She gets a splinter from the frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jam sometimes like to stay while her mother is working?

2. In the end of Chapter 1, how do the monsters come back?

3. What does Pet get stuck on trying to pop out of the painting?

4. What word does Aloe use in speaking with Bitter about Pet that is meant to mean "to be irritated or angry at"?

5. Who does most of the cooking in Jam's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Jam when she goes to see her mother's finished painting in Chapter 2?

2. Who is supposedly responsible for making Lucille a more just and peaceful place?

3. What does Pet tell Jam he has come out of the painting for in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Pet tell Jam is the first step to "seeing?"

5. What catches Jam's attention about what Aloe says to Bitter upon seeing Pet for the first time?

6. What do Aloe and Bitter vehemently deny that Pet asserts in Chapter 3?

7. What does Jam first think of Pet when it emerges from the painting?

8. What does Bitter do for a living and what is unusual about her work?

9. What does everyone in Lucille think does not exist in the town any longer?

10. What makes Jam start to feel more separate from her parents in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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