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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is not the type to carry a grudge, even when Agatha, Thomas, and Daphne have misbehaved with company?
(a) Bee.
(b) Sister Harriet.
(c) Ian.
(d) Doug.

2. What do Agatha and Daphne find in the cedar chest at the foot of Bee's bed?
(a) Photo albums.
(b) Quilt.
(c) Hats and gloves.
(d) Blankets.

3. Who brought home a saltcellar shaped like a robot?
(a) Ian.
(b) Doug.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Thomas.

4. What does Ian tell Reverend Emmett before the prayer meeting at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) He has decided not to go into the ministry.
(b) His furniture is ready.
(c) He no longer wants to go to prayer meeting.
(d) That Daphne is not attending prayer meeting.

5. How did Thomas Dulsimore die?
(a) In a motorcycle crash.
(b) Cancer.
(c) He drowned.
(d) Natural causes.

6. Why does Ian want to find Thomas Dulsimore?
(a) To give him Lucy's important papers.
(b) So Agatha and Thomas will know their genetic history.
(c) To receive child support.
(d) To let Agatha and Thomas visit him.

7. What is the cold, white sauce that Reverend Emmett asks Ian to bring to dinner?
(a) Clam dip.
(b) Onion dip.
(c) Alfredo sauce.
(d) Ranch dressing.

8. What is the relationship between Bobbeen and Rita?
(a) Mother and daughter.
(b) Co-workers.
(c) Aunt and niece.
(d) Friends.

9. At the end of Chapter Seven, what do the children say they want for Ian?
(a) Somebody wonderful enough to deserve him.
(b) More money.
(c) Better clothes.
(d) A housekeeper.

10. What does Reverend Emmett tell Ian when he calls him to announce that Rita has given birth?
(a) To pray every day.
(b) To make sure he calls his mother.
(c) To start eating healthier foods.
(d) That he'll be a good father.

11. Whom does Ian see Gideon leaving school with in Chapter Eight?
(a) Redheaded girl.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Blonde haired girl.
(d) Daphne.

12. When Agatha is going through Bee's belongings after her death, what does she want to send to Claudia?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Pots and pans.
(c) Blouses.
(d) Quilt.

13. What grade does Miss Pennington teach?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Seventh.
(d) Fifth.

14. What is Miss Pennington's first name?
(a) Darcy.
(b) Pat.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Ariana.

15. At the end of the book, who tells Reverend Emmett that she's thinking of joining his church?
(a) Bobbeen.
(b) Rita.
(c) Agatha.
(d) Daphne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes up with the idea of finding a wife for Ian?

2. What is the name of Rita and Ian's new baby?

3. Who calls Lucy "common as dirt"?

4. What did Ian go to the market for when Agatha and Thomas were sick with the flu?

5. How tall is Rita?

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