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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Wilbur and Eliza demand of Dr. Cordiner?
(a) To take the same tests.
(b) To test them together.
(c) To stop talking down to them.
(d) To leave the property.

2. Who does Kurt Vonnegut write his novels for?
(a) His sister.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

3. When Wilbur and Eliza get upset with Dr. Cordiner, how does their mother respond?
(a) She screams and faints.
(b) She is protective of her children.
(c) She threatens to kill herself.
(d) She sides with Dr. Cordiner.

4. How old is Wilbur at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 100.
(b) 68.
(c) 75.
(d) 50.

5. Alice refers to her death as what?
(a) "Irritating."
(b) "Slapstick."
(c) "Bad luck."
(d) "Unnecessary."

6. From where does Eliza conduct interviews regarding her inheritance?
(a) A confessional booth.
(b) The asylum.
(c) The mansion's front lawn.
(d) Her home.

7. As Wilbur writes his memoir, what are Melody and Isadore building?
(a) A hot-air-balloon.
(b) A pyramid.
(c) A house.
(d) The new Statue of Liberty.

8. When Wilbur is 15, how many explorers have been sent to Mars?
(a) 500.
(b) Over 1000.
(c) 200.
(d) 2.

9. The morning after her 15th birthday, Eliza requests to eat breakfast where?
(a) On the front lawn.
(b) Overlooking the forest.
(c) On the dock.
(d) In the Solarium.

10. Prior to their separation, what do Wilbur and Eliza hide in a mausoleum?
(a) Evidence of former stupidity.
(b) Their friendship rings.
(c) Locks of their hair.
(d) Their best writing.

11. Dr. Mott keeps careful records of Wilbur and Eliza's what?
(a) Expenditures.
(b) Weight and growth.
(c) Reading aptitude.
(d) IQ.

12. Who is the first person in the household staff to learn Wilbur and Eliza are smart?
(a) Dr. Mott.
(b) Dr. Cordiner.
(c) Oveta Cooper.
(d) Their parents do it for them.

13. On Wilbur's 15th birthday, what noise gives Letitia a breakdown?
(a) The rooster crows.
(b) The dog howls.
(c) The fireplace bangs.
(d) The tea kettle screams.

14. Wilbur earns the distinction of the first student to do what at his new school?
(a) Take the college boards.
(b) Stand on his head.
(c) Start a newspaper.
(d) Outsmart one of the teachers.

15. How tall do Wilbur and Eliza grow?
(a) 1.5 meters.
(b) 3 meters.
(c) .5 meters.
(d) 2 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Wilbur's life stop being happy?

2. On their 15th birthday, what time are Wilbur and Eliza put in bed?

3. Who lives with Wilbur at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. Wilbur paints what game on the floor of the Empire State building?

5. Melody buries her stillborn baby in what?

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