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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) Two hundred, fifty dollars.
(b) A thousand dollars.
(c) Eighty dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

2. What act does Lark perform with Father Delias after the Communion?
(a) She curtsies.
(b) She kisses the back of his hand.
(c) She kisses his cheek.
(d) She gives him a sprig of lilac.

3. What does Papa have in his hand when he rushes at Mama?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A skillet.

4. 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.

5. What does Papa say the bombing of Pearl Harbor means
(a) The country will go to war.
(b) Many families will be without their fathers.
(c) The Japanese probably lost many men.
(d) The Germans will be attacked too.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama say her marriage was like?

2. Where does Lark tell Mama she's going?

3. What is Papa eating as Lark prepares to go outside, carrying her sin notebook with her?

4. What color are the tickets eligible to win at the theater's drawing?

5. What color is the dress Mrs. Stillman is wearing when Lark arrives at her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lark think and do in the restroom of the train?

2. Whom does Lark tell about the plans to begin building on a house and what does she say about it?

3. What does Lark do when it's time for Communion and what does that prompt Papa to do?

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

5. Why do Mama and Aunt Betty leave the depot in the middle of the night? What is Lark instructed to do?

6. Describe the opening conversation between Lark and Mama when Lark reaches her seat.

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

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

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

10. What is Papa's last-ditch effort to try to get Mama to remain? What are the reactions of Mama and Lark?

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