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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. Beatrice wants to take a trip to the Southwest to paint the desert and __________________.
(a) tumbleweed.
(b) adobe houses.
(c) Native American people.
(d) jewelry.

2. What dish does Izzy teach Hollis to prepare?
(a) Spaghetti Carbonara.
(b) Shrimp Scampi.
(c) Special Deluxe.
(d) Lasagna.

3. In what city do the Regans have their Winter home?
(a) Hancock.
(b) Ashland.
(c) Portland.
(d) Burlington.

4. Why does Hollis focus on school all week?
(a) She actually enjoys learning.
(b) She is afraid of what the Mustard Woman will do.
(c) She really likes her teacher.
(d) She has found a friend.

5. Who is the woman who the Mustard Woman is taking Hollis to meet for lunch?
(a) Eva.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Eleanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steven point out to Hollis as they walk up the mountain?

2. What is the first game that Hollis and Steven play?

3. What does Hollis tell the Old Man that Hollis Woods is?

4. Where is Beatrice going the next morning?

5. What did Beatrice teach for 40 years?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hollis first meet Steven?

2. How much does Beatrice's praise of her art affect Hollis?

3. How is Hollis preoccupied with the Regans even while she is living with Josie?

4. What arrangements has the Mustard Woman made for Hollis with a woman named Eleanor?

5. How is Hollis' joy at earning four dollars squelched when she sees the Mustard Woman at Josie's house?

6. Describe Hollis' first fishing experience.

7. What is featured in Hollis' Third Picture, Fishing in the Delaware River?

8. Why does Hollis try not to think about her "W" picture while staying with Josie?

9. When does Hollis first learn that the Regans want to adopt her, and what does she plan to do when that happens?

10. What nickname does Hollis call Mr. Regan?

(see the answer keys)

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