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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 is the favorite cake that Grandma used to make for Ma on her birthday?
(a) Lemon cake.
(b) Coconut cake.
(c) Banana chocolate cake.
(d) Strawberry delight cake.

2. What does Ma say Old Nick does not have in "Dying"?
(a) A wife.
(b) A house.
(c) A heart.
(d) A library.

3. How old is Paul's daughter in "After"?
(a) Almost 5.
(b) Almost 10.
(c) Almost 3.
(d) Almost 6.

4. What does Jack pretend to be when he plays in the wardrobe in "Dying"?
(a) An architect.
(b) Superman.
(c) A coal miner.
(d) A doctor.

5. What is the name of the medical facility where the officer tells Ma she and Jack will be taken after questioning in "After"?
(a) Bellevue Hospital.
(b) The Oxford Clinic.
(c) The Pennington Clinic.
(d) The Cumberland Clinic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say ate GingerJack in "Dying"?

2. How many books does Grandma bring to Ma on her second visit to the hospital in "After"?

3. What is the name of Grandma's husband?

4. Where does Grandma say Ma's father is right now when she arrives at the hospital in "After"?

5. Who is the police officer that asks Jack's age in "Dying"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ma and Jack go about enacting "Plan B" in "Dying"?

2. What does Grandma bring on her second visit in "After"? What do she and Ma discuss?

3. What steps do Ma and Jack take when they begin to enact their first escape plan in "Dying"?

4. How does Jack respond when Ma escapes and meets him in "Dying"?

5. What is significant about Jack's newfound desire to go Outside in the beginning of "Dying"?

6. How do Ma and Jack practice for their first plan for escape in "Dying"? How does Jack feel about the plan?

7. Who is the lawyer Ma meets with in "After"? What does he tell Ma?

8. What is the "Plan B" that Ma develops in "Dying"?

9. What is the first plan that Ma develops for escape in "Dying"?

10. How are Ma and Jack received when they arrive at the Cumberland Clinic in "After"?

(see the answer keys)

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