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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 is Lark's allowance?
(a) A dollar a week.
(b) Fifteen cents a week.
(c) A quarter a week.
(d) A nickle a week.

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

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

4. What does Papa tell Lark she has to do before Mass?
(a) Study her catechism.
(b) Prepare for confession.
(c) Wash her hair.
(d) Eat.

5. What does Lark get for her seventh birthday?
(a) A swimming pool.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) Nail polish.
(d) Roller skates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prize Mama wins during the drawing at the theater?

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

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

4. When does Mama go to play bridge?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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