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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. What color were the pages of thin paper Sunny found in her mother's cookbooks and that Sunny hoped would be completed recipes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Cream.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

2. "In the Second Property of Thirst," how does Los Angeles compare in population to other United States cities?
(a) 2nd largest.
(b) 6th largest.
(c) 5th largest.
(d) 8th largest.

3. 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) 13.
(d) 17.

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

5. What is Schiff served for a main course for his first meal at Lou's?
(a) Lamb chops.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Trout.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sunny when Cas gave her her mother's recipes?

2. How much land on the east side of Route 395 was deeded to a single, private owner?

3. What was the first thing Sunny taught herself to cook from her mother's notes?

4. How long has Stryker been in Hawaii in "The First Property of Thirst"?

5. How old were the twins when Cas persuaded Rocky they should go to Europe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What phrase did Sunny's mother believe about food, and who originated the catchphrase?

4. What has Schiff read about the Central Valley in California?

5. What were the first things Sunny taught herself to cook?

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

7. What is sense memory?

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

9. Why are Rocky, Sunny, and Cas worried when they hear about the bombing at Pearl Harbor?

10. Why did the twins go to Europe and what did they do there?

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