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

2. What does Lark sometimes do while her mother is making business calls in St. Bridget?
(a) Visits her grandparents.
(b) Swims at the pool.
(c) Reads in the car.
(d) Watches movies.

3. What two gifts are given to Lark on her last day at school?
(a) An autograph book and a diary.
(b) A jump rope and a set of jacks..
(c) Hair ribbons and a brush set.
(d) A pair of house slippers and a box of chocolates.

4. What are Lark's responsibilities in return for her allowance?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Performing whatever chores her mother outlines on a daily note.
(c) Helping her father take tickets in the afternoons.
(d) Typing .

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beverly say when Lark says she's moving to California?

2. What do Lark and her Mama do the night before Lark's first Communion?

3. What is the rank of the mysterious man who attends Hilly's funeral?

4. Where does Lark and Mama go when Mama takes a week's vacation?

5. What does Lark ask God to do before she goes to bed that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Beverly's relationship with Mama? Give an example of this relationship.

2. Describe the situation that arises when the hobo stops at Lark's house.

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

4. What is the effect of Aunt Betty's affair on Grandma, and what does Mama say about Grandma's reaction?

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

6. What is Lark's reaction after her confession and what does she wonder about the adults who have gone through this?

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

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

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

10. What does Aunt Betty say about suicide and how does that compare to what Papa says?

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