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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 the German neighbor say when Lark returns her sheet?
(a) They aren't her sheets.
(b) Thank you.
(c) They are folded wrong.
(d) She hadn't expected them back so quickly.

2. How does Lark get to the depot as she's headed for her grandparents' home?
(a) Mr. McPhee picks her up.
(b) She walks.
(c) Mama takes her.
(d) Uncle Stan drives her.

3. What color is the nail polish Lark buys?
(a) Clear.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

4. What smell does Lark say is better than any other?
(a) Beer.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Pumpkin pie.
(d) Mama's perfume.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Lark learn Aunt Betty pays in monthly rent?

2. What has Mama done with her hair in preparation for her evening away from home?

3. Where does Lark sleep?

4. What does Mama say about her great-great-grandmother?

5. What is the sound that wakes Lark from sleep that night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the laundry done while Mama and Lark are visiting Aunt Betty?

5. What is Lark's attitude about becoming an adult and why?

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

7. What does Papa think about the possibility of Mama going to work, and why?

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

9. 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?

10. Describe what happens when Lark tells Mr. McPhee that Marjorie is in limbo.

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