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

2. What kind of trees are in the front yard at Grandma and Grandpa's house?
(a) Oak.
(b) Apple.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Cherry.

3. Why does Mama put on bedroom slippers?
(a) Because her feet are cold.
(b) So her high heels won't disturb Aunt Betty.
(c) She wants to be comfortable.
(d) She thinks they look pretty.

4. Where is Aunt Betty when Lark and Mama arrive at her house?
(a) In bed.
(b) In the front yard.
(c) On the couch.
(d) At her mother's.

5. What does Maria say about Lark's belief regarding Marjorie?
(a) Not everything Lark has learned in church is true.
(b) Lark shouldn't think about it.
(c) Lark is correct.
(d) She baptized the baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname Mama hates?

2. Where does Hilly serve after he joins the military?

3. Where does Papa take Lark to spank her?

4. What is Mama doing when Lark and Papa arrive home?

5. What is Papa's job at the depot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of what Lark tells Mama while Lark is pretending to be Mrs. Brown?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What makes Stella Wheeler cry during the picnic?

6. What are some of the job opportunities Mama sees but dismisses?

7. 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?

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

9. Describe the condition of Aunt Betty's house when Lark and Mama arrive.

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

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