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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Beverly live by this point in the story?
(a) Above the cafe.
(b) At the depot.
(c) In a tarpaper shack .
(d) Near the hobo jungle.

2. According to Mrs. Stillman, who came to visit while Lark napped?
(a) Papa.
(b) Beverly's mother.
(c) Aunt Betty.
(d) Lark's Mama.

3. Which kind of jelly bean does Lark eat first?
(a) The red.
(b) The yellow.
(c) The green.
(d) The black.

4. What is Hilly wearing in Lark's dream?
(a) His new robe.
(b) His army uniform.
(c) Torn blue jeans.
(d) His swimming trunks.

5. What is the gift Mama has for Mrs. Stillman?
(a) A book.
(b) A robe.
(c) A hatpin.
(d) A brooch.

6. What is the toast Mama proposes after they finish decorating the Christmas tree?
(a) To better times ahead.
(b) To a new house.
(c) To the three witches.
(d) To Christmas.

7. What job does Aunt Betty get?
(a) Checking out groceries at a Piggly Wiggly.
(b) Putting airplane parts together at a factory.
(c) Working as a secretary at a Skully's.
(d) Clerking at a Ben Franklin Five and Dime.

8. What is at the top of Lark's Christmas list?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A new robe.
(c) A pony.
(d) A rocking chair.

9. What kind of lessons is Lark taking?
(a) Tap dance.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Typing.
(d) Piano.

10. What kind of candy does Mama take from Lark?
(a) An orange jelly bean.
(b) An orange gumdrop.
(c) A green gumcrop.
(d) A black jelly bean.

11. What does she say about that kind of jelly bean?
(a) Neither of her parents like them.
(b) Someone told her they are the most sophisticated flavor.
(c) It's her mother's favorite.
(d) It's her father's favorite.

12. What does Aunt Betty ask for as soon as she wakes from her fever?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Tea.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Chicken soup.

13. What color are the tickets eligible to win at the theater's drawing?
(a) Green.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

14. Where is Sally when Lark comes out of the confessional after her practice?
(a) She's gone.
(b) She's at the altar.
(c) She's entering the confessional.
(d) She's in the front pew.

15. What does Papa say the bombing of Pearl Harbor means
(a) The Germans will be attacked too.
(b) The Japanese probably lost many men.
(c) The country will go to war.
(d) Many families will be without their fathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lark look for in her purse?

2. Why does Mama say she and Aunt Betty are going to Minneapolis?

3. What does Mama have in her hand when she and Papa get into an argument?

4. What act does Lark perform with Father Delias after the Communion?

5. When does Mama go to play bridge?

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