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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 does Arthur decide to give Maddy for her birthday in Section 2?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Hamburger figurine.
(b) A picture of Gordon.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A book of photography.

2. Who writes Arthur a letter in Section 2?
(a) Nola's sister.
(b) Maddy's teacher.
(c) Lucille.
(d) Steve Harris.

3. What time does Lucille get home from her date with Frank in Section 1?
(a) 11:30.
(b) 10.
(c) 1:30.
(d) 12.

4. When does Maddy usually leave school to go to the cemetery?
(a) During lunch.
(b) After school.
(c) Before school.
(d) During Math class.

5. What does Maddy do suddenly the first time she goes to Arthur's house?
(a) Runs out of the house.
(b) Falls on the floor crying.
(c) Moves in.
(d) Steals his silverware.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Arthur's neighbor?

2. Why does Maddy call Anderson in Section 2?

3. How old is Arthur?

4. What does Arthur have for breakfast in Section 2?

5. What is Maddy's favorite Langston Hughes poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arthur find in the kitchen drawer in Section 1?

2. What makes Lucille angry at Arthur in Section 1?

3. How does Maddy describe her relationship with the other kids in her school, in Section 2?

4. What makes Lucille suddenly want to live to be 100 in Section 1?

5. What do we learn about Maddy's mom in Section 1?

6. How do Maddy and her father celebrate Maddy's birthday in Section 2?

7. What does Frank reveal about his ex-wife to Lucille, in Section 2?

8. What is the big news Maddy tells her father in Section 2, and how does he react?

9. In Section 2, what does Lucille tell Frank about her impression of New York City?

10. What happens the first time Maddy goes to Arthur's house in Section 1?

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