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

2. What does Lucille show Arthur in Section 2?
(a) Her engagement ring.
(b) Her new kitten.
(c) Her new hand mixer.
(d) The mold problem in her downstairs bathroom.

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

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

5. What does Anderson give Maddy in the car in Section 1?
(a) A picture of the two of them.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A necklace with a pearl on it.
(d) A five dollar bill.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who writes Arthur a letter in Section 2?

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

5. What is the nickname that Arthur gives Maddy in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lucille's new relationship with Frank, in Section 2, change her?

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

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

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

6. What happens between Maddy and Scott Bredeman in Section 2?

7. Who is Mr. Lyons and how does Maddy describe him in Section 1?

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

9. What does Arthur find in his mail in Section 2?

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

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