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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first location mentioned in the novel?
(a) Pittsburgh, PA.
(b) Miami, FL.
(c) Tenafly, NY.
(d) Sacramento, CA.

2. How does Emily get home from school?
(a) Emily rides the school bus.
(b) Emily walks with the other neighborhood children.
(c) Emily's mother picks her up.
(d) Sarah walks Emily home.

3. In which state is Jack offered a job?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Montana.
(d) Iowa.

4. Why is Emily worried at her father's funeral?
(a) Because there are no flowers.
(b) She thinks that no one will show up.
(c) Because she can't stop crying.
(d) Because she cannot cry.

5. Where is Sarah when she is injured when Pookie leaves her with a neighbor?
(a) Shopping at the mall.
(b) At a neighbor's home.
(c) At a local park.
(d) Visiting her grandmother.

6. Where is Sarah working when she is required to attend the Easter Parade?
(a) At a newspaper.
(b) On a campaign.
(c) For United China Relief
(d) At the mayor's office.

7. Why does Sarah abandon the book she was working on?
(a) Because Emily is not supportive.
(b) Because she is no longer interested in the subject.
(c) Because she would have to travel to Montana.
(d) Because her husband tells her it's a dumb idea.

8. Who is the first character mentioned in The Easter Parade?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Tony Wilson.
(c) Emily.
(d) Pookie.

9. What is the relationship between Pookie and Sarah?
(a) Mother and daughter.
(b) Pookie and Sarah are neighbors.
(c) Teacher and student.
(d) Aunt and niece.

10. What does Emily explain to the neighborhood children?
(a) The Easter Bunny.
(b) The color of the sky.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Sex.

11. How does Emily react to Jack's book?
(a) Emily laughs.
(b) She is supportive.
(c) She is unsupportive.
(d) Emily thinks it's not well-written.

12. When Emily wakes at night in Part 2: Chapter 2, what does she find Jack doing?
(a) Reading.
(b) Writing.
(c) Walking through the house.
(d) Drinking alone.

13. Emily and the soldier go to Central Park where Emily loses what?
(a) Her virginity.
(b) Her sunglasses.
(c) Her wallet.
(d) Her shoe.

14. What does Sarah reveal to Emily in Part 2: Chapter 1?
(a) That she is going back to school.
(b) That she writing a book.
(c) That she is getting a divorce.
(d) That she is pregnant.

15. How does Emily react to the news of Sarah's project?
(a) She is impressed.
(b) She is negative.
(c) She cries.
(d) She ignores Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of company does Emily work for?

2. Where does Pookie move in Part 2: Chapter 2?

3. After Sarah graduates from high school, she gets a job working where?

4. What does Emily begin doing in the afternoons in Part 2: Chapter 2?

5. Why does Emily seek a divorce from her husband after only a few months of marriage?

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