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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 type of bird do Maddy and Arthur hear are the cemetery in Section 1?
(a) Cedar waxwing.
(b) Red-breasted wood pecker.
(c) Robin.
(d) Goldfinch.

2. What is Maddy's favorite Langston Hughes poem?
(a) The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
(b) Suicide's Note.
(c) The Weary Blues.
(d) Let America be America Again.

3. Where does the majority of Franks family live?
(a) New York.
(b) Maine.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Chicago.

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

5. How old is Arthur?
(a) 78.
(b) 90.
(c) 70.
(d) 85.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade does Maddy get on her math test in Section 2?

2. What does Maddy do suddenly the first time she goes to Arthur's house?

3. What did Robert Emmet Kelly get for Christmas, in Section 2?

4. Where does Maddy's father want to take her for a pregnancy test?

5. What is written on the note from Scott Bredeman in Section 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Gordon and how did he come into Nola and Arthur's life?

3. What does Arthur learn about Heidi Mueller when he passes her grave?

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

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

6. How does Anderson respond to Maddy's pregnancy when she tells him, in Section 2?

7. What does Arthur dream about in Section 2?

8. What is the nickname that Maddy gives Arthur and how does he get it?

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

10. What does Arthur find on his porch in Section 2?

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