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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 Maddy make to go along with her and Arthur's first lunch together in Section 1?
(a) A salad.
(b) Kool-Aid.
(c) Toasted cheese crutons.
(d) Cupcakes.

2. What type of flowers grow in front of Lucille's house that remind Arthur of Nola?
(a) Miss Kim lilacs.
(b) Red roses.
(c) Pansies.
(d) Bleeding hearts.

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

4. When did Frank buy Nola's engagement ring?
(a) They bought it together on a recent shopping trip.
(b) When they were seniors in high school.
(c) On his recent trip to Rome.
(d) It was given to him by his late mother.

5. How far is Arthur's house from the cemetery?
(a) 25 blocks.
(b) 17 blocks.
(c) 2 blocks.
(d) 35 blocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maddy ask for when her father goes to the grocery store in Section 2?

2. What time does Lucille get home from her date with Frank in Section 1?

3. Who is Sue?

4. What type of cancer has Frank recovered from?

5. What did Arthur do for a career before he retired?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Anderson and what is the first impression the reader gets of him in Section One?

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

4. What is happening "more and more often" (4) to Arthur in Section 1?

5. What does Arthur dream about in Section 2?

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

7. How does Arthur describe the girl he often sees at the graveyard, in Section 1?

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

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

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

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