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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. Who did Janet and Tony meet through?
(a) Their friends.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their cousins.
(d) Their siblings.

2. Who opens the door of their grandparents' house?
(a) Helen.
(b) Gary.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Grandfather.

3. What famous artist also painted his own mother?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Munch.
(c) Whistler.
(d) Peterson.

4. Why is Ginny embarrassed when she meets Mr. Chalmers for the first time?
(a) He flirts with her.
(b) She is not dressed as well as him.
(c) She has food in her teeth.
(d) She had presumed he was white.

5. What is the title of Chapter 11?
(a) Golden years.
(b) Baron Samedi.
(c) Finally.
(d) The Broken Will Rise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ginny think the jacket could be a symbol of?

2. What does Ginny telephone in this section?

3. Who does Ginny think she is falling in love with?

4. What is the name of the art gallery owner?

5. Who abused Tony when he was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ginny find out about Joe Chicago in this section?

2. In what way is Ginny starting to think like an adult?

3. What major turning point happens at the end of this section?

4. Why is it ironic that Ginny tells lies to get into the art gallery?

5. Why is Ginny so embarrassed when she meets Mr. Chalmers?

6. Why does Ginny think art is a disease?

7. What does Wendy tell Ginny in this section?

8. How does the author view the retirement years?

9. What does Ginny's father tell her about his own childhood?

10. What does the Death of Colonel Paul painting symbolize?

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