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

2. What kind of work do Daphne and Rita plan to become partners in?
(a) Clutter counseling.
(b) Maid service.
(c) Travel planning.
(d) Catering.

3. What happens when Agatha tries to wash the sheets at Thanksgiving time?
(a) The washer is broken.
(b) The washer has too many suds.
(c) The sheets get torn.
(d) The colors get bleached.

4. Who declines Ian's invitation to walk her home after the dinner party?
(a) Miss Pennington.
(b) Sister Harriet.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Mrs. Kitt.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work does Eli Everjohn do?

2. In Chapter Nine, who is Ian thinking of marrying?

3. What does Ian find in Lucy's jewelry box?

4. Who is Rita?

5. Who urges Daphne to move out of the Bedloe home and find a place of her own?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is it significant that Ian discovers Lucy's jewelry box with her important papers?

3. How does Ian think Daphne reminds him of Lucy?

4. Why do the members of the Church of the Second Chance pitch in to paint Reverend Emmett's house?

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

6. Explain Ian's response to the birth of his son.

7. Describe Ian's reaction when Reverend Emmett suggests that he train for the ministry.

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

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

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

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