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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. How big is Lone Pine?
(a) 5 blocks long and 2 blocks wide.
(b) 6 blocks long and 3 blocks wide.
(c) 10 blocks long and 8 blocks wide.
(d) 7 blocks long and 4 blocks wide.

2. How old was Sunny when she started trying to translate her mother's writings by translating from French to English and deciphering her mother's handwriting?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

3. In "The First Property of Thirst," what mountain can Rocky see?
(a) Mount Inyo.
(b) Waucoba Mountain.
(c) Keynot Peak.
(d) Eureka Peak.

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

5. To spatchcock chicken, how many incisions did Lou believe it took?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Snow when he bought his own land from what he earned shooting?

2. In the public school where Sunny grew up, how many students were there in all the grades?

3. Where is Private Ricky Hauser from?

4. In "The First Property of Thirst," how many years has Rocky been taking the same morning walk?

5. Where did Cas say she found the box of Lou's recipes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sunny, Tops, Cas, and Stryker create their own patterns of eating?

2. What work has Schiff done as a civil servant?

3. Why was Rocky disappointed when he visited Walden Pond?

4. What would have been Schiff's dream job?

5. How did Sunny translate her mother's recipe books and cooking notes?

6. Within hours of arriving in Lone Pine, what progress does Lt. Jay Svevo make?

7. How did Sunny try to reconstruct her mother?

8. What does Schiff tell Sunny about his mother's cooking?

9. When the internees arrive, what does Sunny want to say to Schiff, and why does she not say it?

10. Why does Rocky's ranch have a bell tower?

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