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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state is Sally and Gillian's relationship at the opening to "Clairvoyance"?
(a) They are beginning to enjoy each other's company again.
(b) They are sworn, mortal enemies.
(c) They have the same warm friendship they've always had.
(d) They are not speaking to each other.

2. What happens when the man in the backyard exhales?
(a) The lilacs wither.
(b) Kylie cries.
(c) Kylie laughs.
(d) Horrible things come out of his mouth.

3. How does Sally cope with the situation at her new school?
(a) She fights back.
(b) She tries to blend in.
(c) She spends hours crying in the counselor's office.
(d) She does not notice the problems.

4. Who is Jimmy?
(a) The man who fixes the furnace.
(b) The appliance man who fixes the refrigerator.
(c) Sally's boss.
(d) Gillian's current boyfriend.

5. What is Kylie's special talent?
(a) She feels other people's emotions.
(b) She can levitate herself and other things.
(c) She can become invisible.
(d) She can make things grow.

6. What happened at a rest stop in New Jersey?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sally's car breaks down.
(c) Gillian is attacked.
(d) Jimmy dies.

7. What grows in the garden where Sally and Gillian bury something?
(a) Amarillis.
(b) Roses.
(c) Lilacs.
(d) Forget-me-nots.

8. Why does Gillian light a black candle and repeat a phrase three times?
(a) To keep the police from finding Jimmy's bones.
(b) To be strong enough to refuse Ben's offers.
(c) To hex Jimmy's ghost.
(d) To keep Sally from charming Ben.

9. Of what does Sally accuse Gillian of pawning?
(a) Their mother's diamond bracelet.
(b) Their mother's ruby ring.
(c) Sally's diamond earrings.
(d) A gift from Ben to Sally.

10. What won't stay closed though Gillian tries to force it?
(a) Her trunk.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her wallet.
(d) Her eyes.

11. What is one sign of the unlucky problems?
(a) Things are being taken and hidden.
(b) The river has flooded.
(c) The grain silo collapsed.
(d) The lake has flooded.

12. Who dies in a fire?
(a) Sally and Gillian's cousins.
(b) Sally and Gillian's parents.
(c) Sally and Gillian's schoolmates.
(d) Sally and Gillian's aunts.

13. Where does Gillian stay until midnight one night?
(a) At the pizza place.
(b) At the launderette.
(c) At the Horseshoe Cafe.
(d) At the city park.

14. What was Jimmy selling to college kids?
(a) Peyote.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) LSD.
(d) Jimsonweed.

15. What do the girls think love could do?
(a) Heal hurts from rejection.
(b) Make someone a fool.
(c) Control a person completely.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Scott think differently of Antonia?

2. What does a boy in the class do to a black cat?

3. What do Sally and Gillian often have together?

4. What does Ben do for a living?

5. What aspects of life do Jet and Frances not involve themselves in concerning Sally and Gillian?

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