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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. How much does Papa need to pay off his gambling debts?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) A thousand dollars.
(c) Two hundred, fifty dollars.
(d) Eighty dollars.

2. What color is the dress Mrs. Stillman is wearing when Lark arrives at her house?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blue.

3. When does Lark study the catechism with Papa?
(a) On Saturday mornings.
(b) Whenever Papa has a break from work.
(c) While Mama is playing bridge.
(d) Never.

4. How long does Papa say Aunt Betty can stay with them?
(a) She can't stay at all.
(b) A week.
(c) As long as she wants.
(d) A year.

5. What is the news Mama has after she buys the roast in town?
(a) Pearl Harbor has been bombed.
(b) The Germans are bound to attack.
(c) Hilly is dead.
(d) Papa will have to go to war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Betty say she'd been doing during the day while Lark was at school?

2. How does Mama get the Christmas tree home?

3. What kind of coat is Papa wearing when he goes outside the morning after Mama comes to look for him?

4. What does Lark sometimes do while her mother is making business calls in St. Bridget?

5. What is the present Mama brings Lark from one of her trips?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christmas change for the family after the plans emerge to go to California?

2. What does Lark hear Mrs. Wheeler reveal to Mrs. Stillman?

3. What does Mrs. Stillman say about Hilly's death?

4. How have the relationships between Beverly, Sally and Lark changed over the summer break?

5. What does Father Dalias say when Lark confesses that she's killed a baby?

6. Briefly describe the visit Lark makes to Hilly and his reaction to her gift.

7. Describe the letter Hilly writes to Lark in which he talks about the book HEIDI.

8. What is the significance of Lark's statements about Myrna Loy and Mr. Brown?

9. What does Papa say to Lark when he comes into the bedroom to get a handkerchief and how does Lark respond?

10. What are some of the ideas Mama, Aunt Betty, and Lark share about the new house while they're putting up the Christmas tree?

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