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

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

3. What kind of work does Sister Harriet do?
(a) Church work.
(b) Secretarial.
(c) Insurance.
(d) Teaching.

4. Who has to pick up Daphne every day after school when she's sixteen?
(a) Ian.
(b) Bee.
(c) Doug.
(d) Reverend Emmett.

5. Who calls Lucy "common as dirt"?
(a) Mrs. Millet.
(b) Bee.
(c) Reverend Emmett.
(d) Ian.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rev. Emmett returns to preaching, what does he ask of Ian?

2. How did Thomas Dulsimore die?

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

4. What does Ian tell Reverend Emmett after the Prayer Meeting in Chapter Six?

5. In Chapter Ten, how long have Rita and Ian been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clothes does Daphne choose to wear to the dinner party?

2. Why does Agatha refuse to go to church once she's fifteen?

3. What does Ian discover when he visits Mrs. Millet?

4. Why does Agatha ask her siblings "What's happened to Ian?"

5. What condition is the sewing box in when Daphne and Agatha find it in the closet?

6. Why does Doug want to keep particular items of Bee's when the children are cleaning out the house?

7. How does Ian respond to Reverend Emmett advice to "view your burden as a gift"?

8. What kind of cradle does Ian build in Chapter Ten?

9. How is it evident that Daphne just wants what's best for her uncle Ian?

10. When Rita begins talking about having children, why is Ian reluctant at first?

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