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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 wonder about Cherise Baumgartner in Section 1?
(a) What sports she played.
(b) If she was gay.
(c) What she liked to eat.
(d) How she died.

2. What does Maddy's father give her for her 18th birthday in Section 2?
(a) A photo album of pictures of her mother.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A car.
(d) $200 in a card.

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

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

5. What does Arthur have for breakfast in Section 2?
(a) A hardboiled egg.
(b) Peanut butter on toast.
(c) An English muffin with sardines.
(d) Cereal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur tell Maddy that she is no longer able to do in Section 1?

2. Who is Arthur's neighbor?

3. How far is Arthur's house from the cemetery?

4. What does Arthur make Maddy for lunch in Section 1?

5. What branch of the military was Arthur in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Maddy sneaks back into her house in Section 1?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens in the car when Anderson picks Maddy up in Section 1?

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

10. What does Arthur dream about in Section 2?

(see the answer keys)

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