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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the doctor tell Jean after he discovered she had had the procedure done in Chapter 17?
(a) She would likely not be able to have children.
(b) She would go to hell.
(c) She would probably die.
(d) She would be very healthy from now on.

2. In Chapter 16, what does Jean take Margaret to?
(a) A play.
(b) A concert.
(c) A rodeo.
(d) A barbecue.

3. Where did Jean and her mother often go on holiday?
(a) Harrogate.
(b) Wembley.
(c) Winthrop.
(d) Harvordshire.

4. In Chapter 22, what does Howard come to tell Jean?
(a) He lost his job.
(b) He needs the broach back.
(c) He is dying.
(d) Gretchen has left him.

5. In Chapter 25, what does Howard's letter to Jean say?
(a) It invites her to lunch.
(b) It invites her to a wedding.
(c) He does not send Jean a letter.
(d) It invites her to Aunt Edie's.

6. In Chapter 18, what does Jean realize about her feelings for Howard?
(a) She despises him.
(b) She loves him romantically.
(c) She likes him like a brother.
(d) She has no feelings for him.

7. Where does Gretchen go when she leaves home?
(a) To live with Martha.
(b) To her father's.
(c) To her sister's.
(d) To her mother's.

8. What is Howard's aunt's name?
(a) Helen.
(b) Riki.
(c) Janet.
(d) Edie.

9. In Chapter 23, what does Howard conclude about Gretchen and Martha?
(a) They are really sisters.
(b) They are going into business together.
(c) They are platonic friends.
(d) They are now lovers.

10. Who was once Jean's lover?
(a) John.
(b) Frank.
(c) Michael.
(d) Henry.

11. What does Jean wear to meet Howard in Chapter 26?
(a) A wedding dress.
(b) An emerald dress.
(c) A claret-colored dress.
(d) New twill pants.

12. What does Howard's aunt give to him to bring to Gretchen?
(a) Shoes and a dress.
(b) A pan.
(c) A sweatshirt.
(d) A fan.

13. What does Jean have to do for the first time while harvesting Howard's aunt's crops?
(a) Use a knife.
(b) Use a syringe.
(c) Drive a cherry picker.
(d) Climb trees.

14. In Chapter 26, what does Jean try for the first time?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Apple tart.
(c) Pot pie.
(d) Sardines and olives.

15. What does Margaret tell Jean her reading level is?
(a) Age 11.
(b) Age 13.
(c) Age 18.
(d) Age 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what does Jean write about in "Pam's Piece?"?

2. In Chapter 31, what does Jean think might happen if Gretchen's story is published?

3. In Chapter 31, what does Howard ask Jean to listen for?

4. What does Howard tell Jean and his aunt that Gretchen has a horror of?

5. In Chapter 17, who stays home with Margaret?

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