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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Amelia's demeanor toward the sick child?
(a) Tender.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Mean.
(d) Angry.

2. The boxing match between Amelia and Marvin transitions into __________________.
(a) a free-for-all.
(b) a wrestling match.
(c) a brawl.
(d) a murder.

3. Who is entranced by Marvin?
(a) Sara.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Cousin Lymon.

4. What is Miss Amelia's physical appearance?
(a) Delicate and frail.
(b) Strong and mannish.
(c) Petite and tentative.
(d) Tall and gawky.

5. How long did Miss Amelia's only marriage last?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 10 years.

6. Who has Marvin's brother brought with him to Amelia's cafe?
(a) His new bride.
(b) Marvin.
(c) A sick child.
(d) His mother.

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

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

9. On what day do Amelia and Marvin have a big fight?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Easter.
(d) Groundhog Day.

10. What does Lymon give Marvin permission to do one day?
(a) Move into the house.
(b) Run the cafe.
(c) Re-marry Amelia.
(d) Drive his car.

11. Amelia takes Lymon to picture shows and ______________.
(a) football games.
(b) cockfights.
(c) horse races.
(d) dog races.

12. What magazine does Mister Lafkowitz point out to Frances?
(a) Ladies Home Journal.
(b) Musical Courier.
(c) Life.
(d) Time.

13. What instrument does the student in the magazine profile play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Cello.
(c) Flute.
(d) Piano.

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

15. Frances' piano playing lately has been proficient yet _____________.
(a) inspired.
(b) spirited.
(c) lifeless.
(d) brilliant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of the largest house in the center of town?

2. To whom does Lymon seem attracted now?

3. Marvin Macy is characterized as ____________.

4. How does Amelia feel about Cousin Lymon at the end of the story?

5. How does Amelia spend the rest of her life?

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