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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 Beverly's father do for a living?
(a) He's a traveling salesman.
(b) He's gone.
(c) He's a janitor at the school..
(d) He's a clerk at the depot.

2. Why does Mama say Grandma Browning can't stay with Aunt Betty?
(a) She doesn't have money for the trip.
(b) She has a broken ankle.
(c) She is already staying with another sick relative.
(d) She is too old to make the trip.

3. How much money does Uncle Stan say he lost gambling the night before?
(a) Twenty-five dollars borrowed from Willie.
(b) Eighteen dollars he had left from his pay check.
(c) Nothing because he didn't have any money.
(d) Eight dollars he'd found in Aunt Betty's purse.

4. Why does Lark get a spanking from Papa?
(a) For kicking Mrs. Grubb's dog.
(b) For biting her nails.
(c) For disobeying Mama.
(d) For making a "D" in Communion Class.

5. What does Lark take from her suitcase soon after leaving the station?
(a) Her lunch.
(b) A clean sweater.
(c) A hank .
(d) Her sin notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lark eat the morning Mama and Aunt Betty fight about calling the doctor?

2. What kind of soup does Mr. Wendell give Lark?

3. What is Grandma ironing while Mama reads a Life magazine at the kitchen table?

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

5. Where does Papa take Lark to spank her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lark's thoughts about the financial situation for Aunt Betty and Uncle Stan and how does Uncle Stan's job contribute to that?

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

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

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

5. When Grandpa Browning asks Mama if she's crying over the money Papa lost, she lies. What does she say and how is this the same as what Aunt Betty had done to protect Uncle Stan?

6. How does Mama manage the practical aspects of life in the depot, such as heating their rooms and washing dishes?

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

8. How do Lark and Uncle Stan greet each other? What does Lark think about Uncle Stan?

9. Where does Mama tell Lark the baby has gone? Where does Lark believe it's gone? Why does Mama slap Lark?

10. What is the argument Mama and Papa have about their evening's activities and what does each want the other to do?

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