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

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

3. How did Hilly die?
(a) He was accidentally hanged.
(b) He shot himself.
(c) He fell from his balcony.
(d) A neighbor shot him.

4. What is Hilly wearing in Lark's dream?
(a) His swimming trunks.
(b) Torn blue jeans.
(c) His army uniform.
(d) His new robe.

5. What does she say about that kind of jelly bean?
(a) Someone told her they are the most sophisticated flavor.
(b) Neither of her parents like them.
(c) It's her father's favorite.
(d) It's her mother's favorite.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lark get for her seventh birthday?

3. What does Lark say her name is as she approaches Mama and Aunt Betty?

4. What does Mrs. Stillman invite Lark to do?

5. What is painted on the ends of Lark's crib?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Lark think Mama and Aunt Betty are going, and what is later discovered about their real intentions?

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

9. Why does Papa say that Lark has to fear God? What example does he give her in an attempt to prove it?

10. What does Mama say about the war's effect on her business?

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