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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much land on the east side of Route 395 was deeded to a single, private owner?
(a) 41 miles.
(b) 36 miles.
(c) 32 miles.
(d) 44 miles.

2. What was the first thing Sunny taught herself to cook from her mother's notes?
(a) French toast or pain perdu.
(b) Chocolate croissant or pain au chocolat.
(c) Ham sandwich or croque madame.
(d) Apple pastries or chaussons aux pommes.

3. According to Rev. Leslie, the Methodists minister, how long ago did most people leave the Valley?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. What Native Americans told Sunny about her mother's interest in Native American Indian foods?
(a) Mohaves and Hopis.
(b) Washoes.
(c) Hupas.
(d) Paiutes and Shoshones.

5. How much should Bobby Kaye and his group have paid for dinner at Lou's in "The Second property of Thirst"?
(a) $243.
(b) $151.
(c) $209.
(d) $119.

6. How many thousands of detainees does Macauley tell Rocky will probably be at Manzanar?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 8,000.

7. Why is Lt. Jay Svevo late arriving in Lone Pine to work with Schiff?
(a) His father died.
(b) His grandmother died.
(c) His grandfather died.
(d) He got married.

8. What specialty cooking pans was it thought were no longer needed after Lou died?
(a) Madeleine pan.
(b) Crepe pan and gratin pan.
(c) Bain-marie and chinoise.
(d) Cocotte.

9. What does Cas drink all day long?
(a) Arabica coffee.
(b) Green tea.
(c) Double-strength black coffee.
(d) Oolong tea.

10. What color cape is Sunny wearing when Hauser, Schiff, and Macauley drive up to Three Chairs?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

11. Where did Cas say she found the box of Lou's recipes?
(a) Potting shed.
(b) Clinic.
(c) Storage room.
(d) A box in a closet.

12. What color eyes do members of the Rhodes family have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

13. How far is Manzanar from Lone Pine?
(a) 8 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 17 miles.

14. How long did Rocky attend Harvard?
(a) Half a year.
(b) 1 years.
(c) 2 semesters.
(d) 3 semesters.

15. In "The Second Property of Thirst," how many people show up at Lou's without calling ahead and Sunny asks Schiff to help serve?
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 17.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sunny say dill reminds her aunt of?

2. What was the name of the first dog Rocky got when he came West?

3. What does Cas always put in coffee when she drinks it?

4. How tall is Cas?

5. What ghost town was on the shore of what used to be Owens Lake?

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