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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 Papa do to Lark's mashed potatoes?
(a) Uses his fork to break the dam she's built.
(b) Pours milk on them.
(c) Pours salt on them.
(d) Nothing.

2. What is Papa going to find when it begins to rain?
(a) A fishing pole.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) Hoboes on the train.
(d) Nightcrawlers.

3. What time does Mr. Easterly say he will deliver the groceries?
(a) When he closes at five.
(b) When he closes at six.
(c) When the delivery boy gets out of school at three.
(d) When his wife returns at four.

4. What color is the dress Lark is wearing to Communion Class?
(a) White with red stripes.
(b) Red with white polka dots.
(c) Red with blue stripes.
(d) Blue with red flowers.

5. What game do Lark and her mother play while her mother is cooking supper?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Twenty Questions.
(c) I Spy.
(d) Lady Caller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mama say Uncle Stan is going when he leaves the house?

2. What does Beverly's father do for a living?

3. Where is Aunt Betty when Lark and Mama arrive at her house?

4. Where does Lark believe Marjorie Ann went after her death?

5. How much education does Papa have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of Papa's duties with the railroad?

2. What is the response of the nun when Lark asks if playing poker is a sin, and why does she respond in that manner?

3. What is Mama's plan for Aunt Betty and Uncle Stan and how does she start that plan rolling?

4. How does Lark's family come to be living in the depot?

5. Describe the Cape Ann.

6. What does Lark believe will happen to the baby? Why does she believe this? What does she believe will be her role in the delivery?

7. What does Lark think of Beverly prior to the picnic and why does her attitude change during the event?

8. What decision does Lark face when she realizes she can't possibly reach the raft?

9. What is Papa's first excuse for where he'd been all night? What does he eventually admit about it?

10. Why does a committee want Mrs. Stillman dismissed from her teaching job?

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