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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 Vittorio say would be Freda's reaction to having sex with him?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Happy.
(c) Confused.
(d) Committed.

2. What happens to the people who can't fit into the two cars?
(a) They rent a car.
(b) They call a cab.
(c) They go home.
(d) They take the bus.

3. What incident does Brenda recall as Freda torments her in the car?
(a) Her mother-in-law drowning kittens.
(b) Being taunted by the neighborhood bully.
(c) Her brother holding her up by her feet.
(d) Being picked on by older girls at school.

4. Freda lashes out at Brenda with a nasty comment about __________________.
(a) Her beady eyes.
(b) Her frizzy hair.
(c) Her yellow teeth.
(d) Her big ears.

5. Why do the men think Freda refuses to come out of the bushes?
(a) She is reading.
(b) She has found a lover.
(c) She is napping.
(d) She has had too much to drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Brenda plan to go to live after Freda's death?

2. What are the men in the Mini waiting to do?

3. Why does Patrick hit Rossi?

4. Who is missing at the picnic?

5. Who had made Rossi cancel the van for the outing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use foreshadowing when Brenda tells the neighbor that Freda has taken a trip to Spain?

2. What is the distressing situation regarding the van for the outing?

3. How is Rossi's day at the castle colored with a tinge of resentment toward Mr. Paganotti?

4. Describe the horse riding adventure for the factory workers.

5. How doe Freda and Brenda prepare for the outing?

6. How does the author illustrate the class difference between the Italian men and the others in the group?

7. How has the author brought the book full circle from how it began?

8. Describe Freda's experience as she walks into the woods.

9. What is the mood between Vittorio and Freda today?

10. What does the group do with Freda's body and what are Brenda's continuing thoughts about her dead friend?

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