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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 grade does Maddy get on her math test in Section 2?
(a) A.
(b) D.
(c) F.
(d) C.

2. What does Maddy tell her father when she finds him sitting on her bed when she sneaks back into her room in Section 1?
(a) "I snuck out to meet a boy" (29).
(b) "I'm pregnant" (29).
(c) "I hate you" (29).
(d) "I miss mom" (29).

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

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

5. What is Arthur's last name?
(a) Moses.
(b) Jones.
(c) Judas.
(d) Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lucille go in Section 2 to buy new clothes?

2. What kind of car does Frank drive?

3. What is Maddy's last name?

4. Who is Sue Benson?

5. Where does the novel take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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