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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) Eighty dollars.
(d) Two hundred, fifty dollars.

2. What job does Aunt Betty get?
(a) Clerking at a Ben Franklin Five and Dime.
(b) Working as a secretary at a Skully's.
(c) Checking out groceries at a Piggly Wiggly.
(d) Putting airplane parts together at a factory.

3. What does Mama say she'll give Papa after he gives her the tickets to California?
(a) Her car.
(b) Lark.
(c) The five hundred dollars to pay off his gambling debts.
(d) An apology.

4. What is Lark's reaction when Papa slaps her?
(a) She gets ready to go.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She bites him.
(d) She slaps him back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the toast Mama proposes after they finish decorating the Christmas tree?

2. What does Mama have in her hand when she and Papa get into an argument?

3. Where does Beverly live by this point in the story?

4. Who is visiting Mrs. Stillman when Lark arrives?

5. What does Grandpa give Lark as she is about to board the train?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mama spend the money she wins at the theater?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Lark refuse to go to Mass and what is Papa's reaction?

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

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

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