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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mama say she plans to go?
(a) Colorado.
(b) California.
(c) Back to her mother's.
(d) Blue Lake.

2. Why does Mama go out looking for Papa in the very early hours of Saturday morning?
(a) She's afraid he might have had a heart attack.
(b) She's afraid he's had a wreck.
(c) She's afriad he's drinking.
(d) She's afraid he's gambling.

3. What do Lark and her Mama do the night before Lark's first Communion?
(a) Make pies.
(b) Pray.
(c) Read the catechism lessons.
(d) Look at the book of house plans.

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

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

6. Why does Mama say she and Aunt Betty are going to Minneapolis?
(a) To go dancing.
(b) To go shopping.
(c) To attend church.
(d) To see a lawyer.

7. Why does Lark ask Mama to read the story of Peggy and the Pansies?
(a) It makes her think of the new house.
(b) It reminds her of Hilly.
(c) She hasn't heard it before.
(d) She hasn't heard it in a long time.

8. What color is the dress Mrs. Stillman is wearing when Lark arrives at her house?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

10. What does Mama make for Sally, Beverly, and Lark as they study catechism at Lark's house?
(a) Coffee with milk and chocolate cookies.
(b) Hot milk and chocolate pie.
(c) Cocoa and cinnamon toast.
(d) Tea and ginger snaps.

11. What is the sound Lark describes as she's in the church awaiting her first Communion?
(a) The sound of bees in the lilac bushes.
(b) The sound of silence.
(c) The sound of church bells.
(d) The sound of rustling dresses.

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

13. What is the news Mama has after she buys the roast in town?
(a) The Germans are bound to attack.
(b) Papa will have to go to war.
(c) Hilly is dead.
(d) Pearl Harbor has been bombed.

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

15. What is the gift Lark and Mama take Hilly and Mrs. Silliman?
(a) Jell-o salad.
(b) Pumpkin pie.
(c) A drawing.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lark sometimes do while her mother is making business calls in St. Bridget?

2. What does Beverly reveal about Santa Claus?

3. What does Mama say her marriage was like?

4. What does Aunt Betty say she'd been doing during the day while Lark was at school?

5. What does Mama say she'll give Papa after he gives her the tickets to California?

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