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

2. What has Mama done with her hair in preparation for her evening away from home?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Put on a hat.
(c) Straightened it.
(d) Put pin curls in it.

3. What is the errand on which Mr. McPhee takes Lark?
(a) Delivering pastries cooked by a local woman.
(b) Delivering groceries from the store.
(c) Delivering freight brought to town by the train.
(d) Delivering mail from the mail truck.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not part of the dinner the family shares as the story opens?

2. What job does the lady on the train say she has?

3. What does Lark call the German woman who lives next door to Aunt Betty?

4. What does Lark think is the best part of the annual parade?

5. What is Mama doing when Lark wakes the morning after arriving at Aunt Betty's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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 is Lark's reaction when Mama says she has to sell tickets to the picnic, and what is Mama's response?

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

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

7. Why does Lark say she likes spending time in taverns?

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

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

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

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