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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the Queen and King of their senior prom?
(a) Lucy and Thomas.
(b) Lucy and Gary.
(c) Lucy and Danny.
(d) Lucy and Andrew.

2. Who is the Church Maiden?
(a) A woman who cleans the church.
(b) The perfect woman Ian hopes to meet through church.
(c) A statue Ian sees at church.
(d) Choral group.

3. Who is Thomas Robert Dulsimore?
(a) Doug's uncle.
(b) Eli Everjohn's cousin.
(c) Lucy's first husband.
(d) Reverend Emmett's friend.

4. How does Stuart divert Rita so she'll stay seated and not go into the kitchen to cook on Christmas Day?
(a) Conversation.
(b) Reading her a book.
(c) Watching television with her.
(d) Card tricks.

5. What is unusual about the weather in May of 1988?
(a) It is cloudy with some sunshine.
(b) It rains almost every day.
(c) It is foggy.
(d) It is hot, dry and sunny.

6. What did Miss Pennington wear to the Parent/Teacher conference?
(a) A black dress.
(b) A blue, scooped neck dress.
(c) Blue suit.
(d) Green pantsuit.

7. Where is Thomas going to college?
(a) Miami University.
(b) Baltimore Community College.
(c) Cornell.
(d) University of Maryland.

8. Where does Ian meet Eli Everjohn?
(a) At a bar.
(b) At his office.
(c) At his mother's house.
(d) At Reverend Emmett's house.

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

10. When Daphne has trouble finding a full-time job, where does she start working part-time?
(a) With Ian in the wood shop.
(b) At the library.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) For the elementary school.

11. What does Ian tell Reverend Emmett after the Prayer Meeting in Chapter Six?
(a) He wants more prayer time.
(b) He wants advice on adopting the children.
(c) He needs help finding a job.
(d) He feels he is wasting his life.

12. What does Ian discover about the name Lucy Dean?
(a) It was the name of Lucy's ex-boyfriend.
(b) It was Lucy's married name.
(c) It was the name of Lucy's friend from school.
(d) It was Lucy's maiden name.

13. Who comes up with the idea of finding a wife for Ian?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Agatha.
(d) Bee.

14. What does Ian find in Lucy's jewelry box?
(a) Lucy's important papers.
(b) Music.
(c) A key.
(d) Expensive diamond earrings.

15. What does Rita serve for Christmas dinner while she's pregnant?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Hors d'oeuvres.
(c) Soup and salad.
(d) Leftovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ian tell Reverend Emmett before the prayer meeting at the end of Chapter Eight?

2. What does Rita serve for dinner on Christmas Eve?

3. Who calls Lucy "common as dirt"?

4. After divorcing Thomas Dulsimore, where did Lucy move?

5. Who declines Ian's invitation to walk her home after the dinner party?

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