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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the Black-Fly Good-by, where does Delphine tell Alice she is going to go to college in the fall?
(a) Bryn Mawr.
(b) Barnard.
(c) Bowdoin.
(d) Amherst.

2. How long does it take Tracy and the stranger to walk to the clearing near Self-Reliance?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

3. What color hair does the stranger have who finds Tracy in the woods?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blond.
(d) Silver.

4. How long has Carl Stoddard worked as gardener at the Preserve?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. How many bedrooms does the Van Laar main house have?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

6. How many wallets did the woman steal at a golf club where Judy used to work?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

7. How many days after Barbara goes to Camp Emerson does Alice notice there is a padlock on Barbara's bedroom door?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

8. Where did Peter decide to send Barbara to school after she was found with a boy in her room at Emily Grange?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Maine.
(d) Connecticut.

9. What did Jacob's great-great-grandfather and great-great-great uncles do for a living?
(a) Logging.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Trapping.

10. On the day Barbara is discovered to be missing, what time does the search begin?
(a) 6:45 a.m.
(b) 7:15 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

11. How old is Peter Van Laar when he and Alice meet?
(a) 31.
(b) 22.
(c) 29.
(d) 25.

12. When Alice first visits the Van Laar summer home, how long has it been since it was built from materials sent from Switzerland?
(a) 80 years.
(b) 85 years.
(c) 75 years.
(d) 90 years.

13. How many volunteers make up the Shattuck Fire Brigade?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

14. What is the date when Louise, the counselor, finds the bed empty?
(a) October 1975.
(b) July 1975.
(c) September 1975.
(d) August 1975.

15. During the Black-Fly Good-by, what time is cocktail hour on the lawn?
(a) 6:30 p.m.
(b) 5:30 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Alice when she makes her society debut?

2. How old was T.J. when Alice met her 23 years ago?

3. How old was Louise when Bear disappeared?

4. What color does Barbara die her hair?

5. How old is Louise's brother, Jesse?

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