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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kenny Larson's doctor say the children need before they can go in the above ground pool?
(a) Swim lessons.
(b) Sunscreen.
(c) Eardrops.
(d) Bathing caps.

2. Who is the only person who knows how guilty Ian feels about Danny's death?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Cicely.
(d) Agatha.

3. Why doesn't Thomas eat any cake at Claudia's birthday party?
(a) He likes ice cream better.
(b) He's allergic to chocolate.
(c) He ate too much candy.
(d) Because it is a Church rule.

4. Why can't Bee take care of Lucy's children?
(a) Lucy doesn't want her help.
(b) She has a broken arm.
(c) She lives too far away.
(d) She has arthritis.

5. In Chapter Two, who changes Daphne's diaper while she is still in the crib?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Bee.
(d) Agatha.

6. What pets do the Bedloes have?
(a) Dog, cat, and a goldfish.
(b) Hamster and a guinea pig.
(c) Two cats.
(d) Three turtles.

7. Who comes to baby-sit the children during Lucy's funeral?
(a) Bee.
(b) Abby.
(c) Mrs. Thomas.
(d) Mrs. Myrdal.

8. When Lucy calls Mr. Rumford one evening, who answers the phone?
(a) Mrs. Rumford.
(b) The maid.
(c) Mr. Rumford's niece.
(d) Mr. Rumford.

9. Where does Ian take his parents at Sumner College?
(a) To a fancy dinner.
(b) To lunch.
(c) To a football game.
(d) To a parent's reception.

10. What does Ian envy about the man he meets on his job who is installing cabinets?
(a) He doesn't talk.
(b) He makes a lot of money.
(c) He has a degree from a business school.
(d) He is deaf, and seems serene in his silent world.

11. What did Sister Audrey leave in a dumpster?
(a) Important papers.
(b) A newborn baby.
(c) Her favorite sweater.
(d) Yesterday's trash.

12. At Claudia's birthday party, who does Thomas suspect is not a true Christian?
(a) Cicely.
(b) Ian.
(c) Agatha.
(d) Claudia.

13. Whose suit is rucked up around his ankles from static cling, so that he looks like he's wading in the ocean?
(a) College president's.
(b) Ian's roommate's.
(c) Doug's.
(d) Ian's.

14. What does Lucy send to her ex-husband by airmail?
(a) Tennis racket.
(b) Photo album.
(c) Bowling ball.
(d) Basketball.

15. Why does Agatha say she can't pick up the baby, Daphne, and give her a bottle when Daphne wakes up crying?
(a) She can't get her out of the crib.
(b) Because Thomas dropped Daphne the week before.
(c) She doesn't feel comfortable.
(d) She is too small to hold a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ian's girlfriend since ninth grade?

2. Who wears a stiff white shirt and black pants to the Day Camp?

3. Why does Ian think Danny killed himself?

4. When Mr. Belling stops visiting Lucy, where does Lucy find a job?

5. Who wears plaid shirts, ripped jeans, and high tops held together with electrical tape to school?

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