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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 does Henny escape from the house?
(a) She goes to Washington D.C.
(b) She locks herself in her room.
(c) She disappears.
(d) She goes for a long walk.

2. What is Louie's reaction when Sam reads her poetry?
(a) She is glad that her work is finally being heard.
(b) She is furious for the invasion of privacy.
(c) She is glad to set a good example for her siblings.
(d) She is irritated, but not bothered much.

3. What happens to Sam in mid-summer?
(a) He is suspended.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He is assigned to a post in Malaysia.
(d) He is promoted.

4. How does Sam anger Colonel Willets?
(a) By responding pleasantly to his rudeness.
(b) By refusing to tell Colonel Willets about funding opportunities.
(c) By claiming everything as his own work.
(d) By working so hard that no one else needs to contribute much.

5. What does Sam offer Bonnie?
(a) To send her away.
(b) To raise the child as his.
(c) To make sure the baby is adopted by a nice family.
(d) To send the baby away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam get the children excited about?

2. What does Henny take from Ernie?

3. What upsets Sam after Henny gives birth?

4. The boys think a marlin is a ___________.

5. What does Sam say to excuse Henny's behavior when she beats Ernie for no reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Louie's experience in a new school.

2. How does Sam react to the birth of a new baby?

3. Describe the reading of David Collyer's will.

4. What is it that upsets Sam during his homecoming celebration?

5. Describe the opening of the crates from Sam's trip.

6. How has the relationship between Sam and Henny changed by the time of Cathleen's eighteenth birthday?

7. Describe the atmosphere at the celebration for Sam's homecoming.

8. What happens after Sam gets the anonymous letter?

9. What news does Jo bring to the house?

10. What is uncommon about Cathleen's eighteenth birthday?

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