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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Both Frances and the student in #78 have been dubbed ________________.
(a) poor learners.
(b) pleasant.
(c) child geniuses.
(d) adequate.

2. In what month does the fight between Amelia and Marvin occur?
(a) October.
(b) April.
(c) December.
(d) February.

3. In what season of the year does Marvin return to town?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

4. How old was Marvin Macy when he married Amelia?
(a) 43.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

5. Where does Marvin serve time for committing crimes?
(a) Alcatraz prison.
(b) Leavenworth prison.
(c) Atlanta penitentiary.
(d) Sing Sing prison.

6. Who is Mister Lafkowitz?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Piano teacher.

7. What happens to Amelia after the activity in #66?
(a) She loses her vitality.
(b) She hires a hitman.
(c) She files a lawsuit.
(d) She leaves town.

8. What is the physical manifestation of Cousin Lymon's outcast status?
(a) His bald head.
(b) His hunchback.
(c) His yellow eyes.
(d) His albino coloring.

9. Who wrecks Amelia's cafe?
(a) Marvin and Lymon.
(b) Sam and Eddie.
(c) A group of vandals.
(d) A local gang.

10. What is wrong with the sick child brought to see Amelia?
(a) Chicken Pox.
(b) Boil on his thigh.
(c) Measles.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

11. How many years have passed since the opening of Amelia's cafe?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 19.

12. What does the man who comes to Amelia's house tell her?
(a) He wants to write an article about her.
(b) He is looking for a job.
(c) He is a distant relative.
(d) He is in love with her.

13. How many years has Lymon been at Amelia's by this time?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

14. Frances believes she can never be ___________________.
(a) a teacher.
(b) a mother.
(c) an opera singer.
(d) a great pianist.

15. What did critics say about Frances' performance of the piece in #83?
(a) It was brilliant.
(b) It lacked emotion.
(c) It was virtuoso level.
(d) It was inspired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marvin Macy's brother?

2. What is notable about a man who approaches Amelia's house one day?

3. What does the author call a meeting of men on Amelia's porch?

4. What is the weather as the story opens?

5. What news about Marvin does Marvin's brother give to Amelia?

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