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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 does Gretchen claim that is outlandish?
(a) She has risen from the dead herself.
(b) She is a soothsayer.
(c) Her child is the product of immaculate conception.
(d) She can talk to animals.

2. In Chapter 15, why does Jean want to arrange an outing for her mother?
(a) So she can get her hair done.
(b) So she can sleep undisturbed.
(c) So she can spend time with the Tilburys.
(d) So she can apply for a new job.

3. What does Gretchen do well?
(a) Practice law.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sew and bake.

4. Who is Jean's sister?
(a) Dorrie.
(b) Hellie.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Jane.

5. What does Martha wear on her wrists?
(a) Leather braces.
(b) Socks.
(c) Mittens.
(d) Bracelets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gretchen tell Jean she makes all of herself?

2. What does Jean play with Howard and Margaret in Chapter 8?

3. How old was Margaret when Howard first met Gretchen?

4. What does Martha do for a living?

5. What kind of hands does Jean have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean tell Howard she did for a time in the war?

2. Who does Jean talk to to try to corroborate Gretchen's story in Chapter 5?

3. What is Jean's first impression of Howard?

4. What is the newspaper article in Part I about?

5. Where is Jean's sister Dorrie?

6. What does Jean give to Martha in Chapter 9, and why?

7. What do the doctors do to try to prove or disprove Gretchen's story?

8. Why does everyone refer to Kitty as "Poor Kitty"?

9. What does Martha give to Jean to give to Gretchen for her?

10. What is Jean's relationship with her colleagues like?

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