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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 is the nickname that Arthur gives Maddy in Section 1?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Brightside.
(c) Cemetery Jerry.
(d) Dark side.

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

3. Who is Arthur's neighbor?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Lucille Howard.
(d) Maddy.

4. Why does Arthur have to leave Lucille's so suddenly, in Section 1?
(a) He needs to use the bathroom.
(b) He wants to call Maddy.
(c) He remembers he left the stove on.
(d) He starts to cry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lucille and Arthur decide to go for dinner in Section 1?

2. What do Maddy and her father eat for her birthday dinner in Section 2?

3. Why does Maddy call Anderson in Section 2?

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

5. How old is Gordon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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