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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. What is the name of the girl waiting to see Mother Corinne?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Karen.
(c) Janet.
(d) Lorraine.

2. Son tells Sissy not to tell Thomas ______________.
(a) where her mother is.
(b) how old she is.
(c) where the safe is.
(d) where the legal papers are.

3. Why does Rose cancel a driving lesson with Sissy?
(a) It started to sleet.
(b) She got a migraine.
(c) She got a disturbing letter.
(d) It got too late.

4. How does Sissy feel about the relationship with her mother?
(a) Worshipped.
(b) Adored.
(c) Loved.
(d) Abandoned.

5. Son tells Sissy that he and Thomas talked about ______________ while on the back porch.
(a) Baseball.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Cars.
(d) Farming.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Son convince Rose to stay at the farmhouse?

2. What does Son realize about Rose?

3. Where does Thomas spend the night?

4. Why is Son afraid to meet Thomas Clinton?

5. Where do Sissy and Lorraine go to swim?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Sissy and Son meet Thomas Clinton, Sissy's biological father?

2. What does Son say about being wounded and Cecilia's not wanting to marry him?

3. Who finds June dead and what is the turnout for her funeral?

4. When did Sissy learn that she was not adopted?

5. How does Son's injury make Sissy even more resentful of her mother's distant behavior?

6. What problem does Sissy have now that she is about the same age as the girls coming to St. Elizabeth's?

7. What does Sissy think Son is trying to hide during the conversations with Thomas?

8. How does Son's girlfriend, Cecilia, die, and why does he feel such guilt about it?

9. What does Rose do after the family moves into the farmhouse?

10. What does Thomas leave for Sissy before he goes?

(see the answer keys)

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