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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Beth read English novels?
(a) The characters are emotionally detached
(b) The characters are polite and proper
(c) She likes the long, drawn-out plots
(d) She enjoys the mundane nature of the stories

2. During her day spent with Sam, Beth begins to understandto
(a) Sam's ability to sing
(b) Sam's pain at being torn from his old life
(c) Sam's anger at Cecil Lockhart
(d) Sam's hatred for Vincent and Kerry

3. Vincent and Ben begin to bond with
(a) A huge argument over Kerry
(b) A discussion of their terrible mothers
(c) A basketball game and pizza
(d) A tug of war with a red bunny

4. How does Beth calm herself down before starting her picture taking?
(a) Drinks a cup of tea
(b) Smokes a cigarette
(c) Meditates a few minutes
(d) Splashes water in her face

5. How is Sam different from the Cappadoras?
(a) He has a chip on his shoulder
(b) He is loud and boisterous
(c) He has a hysterical sense of humor
(d) He is neat and clean

6. George Karras now suffers from
(a) Mental illness
(b) His wife's incarceration
(c) Bone cancer
(d) The loss of a son

7. Unlike Beth, her own children have always known
(a) They are safe
(b) They are loved
(c) They are intelligent
(d) They have insurance

8. As a result of the media coverage,Reese notices that
(a) He is getting maternal from girls
(b) He has become the new American Idol
(c) He is becoming famous
(d) He is becoming more withdrawn

9. Beth knows that Pat
(a) Will be intolerant of her wish to take Sam away
(b) Will not be able to understand Sam's pain
(c) Will object to Sam's wish to play ball
(d) Will be angry with her for visiting a graveyard

10. Sam learns that his image is painted on
(a) His bedroom wall
(b) A wall at Angelo's restaurant
(c) Vincent's bedstead
(d) A billboard outside of town

11. At the restaurant, Reese and Sam manage to
(a) Change into comfortable clothes
(b) Slip away for some basketball
(c) Get extra bread with their meal
(d) Have a drink of champagne

12. How does Vincent reveal his true heart to Ben?
(a) He prays for ben
(b) He gives Ben his old bed
(c) He cries at night while Ben sleeps
(d) He returns the red bunny he has kept

13. Turning to Nick for understanding about Sam's loneliness, Nick
(a) Thinks Vincent will bring Sam around
(b) Feels Pat is going to ruin Sam
(c) Feels the same as Pat, that Sam will adjust
(d) Wishes she would change the subject

14. How did the FBI handle the possibility of Cecil's involvement in Ben's kidnapping
(a) They fingerprinted Cecil's small son
(b) They missed clues and ignored the possibility
(c) They never had Cecil's fingerprints
(d) They thoroughly investigated Cecil

15. Why did Reese tell no one about seeing Ben in the neighborhood?
(a) He could not believe it was really him
(b) He was jealous of his brother
(c) He was afraid of upsetting his mother
(d) He wanted to keep the secret to himself

Short Answer Questions

1. Beth wonders why Kerry is confident at all, since she grew up with

2. How does Pat Cappadora feel about finding Ben?

3. What is it about Ben's eyes that Beth recognizes?

4. Ben is a gifted

5. Why was Cecil's mother unaware that Cecil had someone else's child?

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