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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Paula the most envied girl at school?
(a) She had the nicest mom.
(b) She had the most money.
(c) She had the most knowledge.
(d) She had the largest breasts.

2. Why did Paula wish for the death of her children?
(a) Charlo abused them.
(b) They were Charlo's.
(c) She was overwhelmed.
(d) She didn't feel worthy of them.

3. What does Paul want to confess?
(a) Her alcoholism.
(b) Her past.
(c) Her abuse.
(d) Her desires.

4. What did Paula give her son for his 14th birthday?
(a) Condoms.
(b) A flask.
(c) A checking account.
(d) A tattoo.

5. Who stood up to teachers for Paula?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Derek.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Her mother.

6. What was strange about Paula when she met Charlo's parents?
(a) She was high.
(b) She was drunk.
(c) She was in pain.
(d) She was sleepy.

7. What will Leanne be the first O'Leary to do?
(a) Attend private school.
(b) Overcome an addiction.
(c) Become a nun.
(d) Graduate high school.

8. How did Paula's first sister die?
(a) She had a heart defect.
(b) She commited suicide.
(c) She died in a motorcycle accident.
(d) She was mugged.

9. How does Paula feel about her job?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She is ambivalent about it.
(c) She enjoys it.
(d) She wants a change.

10. What does Paula get for the young guard?
(a) A cookie.
(b) Some money.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) Some tea.

11. How many girls were in Paula's class at St. Mary's?
(a) 54.
(b) 44.
(c) 24.
(d) 34.

12. What is Gerard's occupation?
(a) Guard.
(b) Driver.
(c) Mailman.
(d) Sheriff.

13. What does Paula read to Jack?
(a) Winnie the Pooh.
(b) Peter Rabbit.
(c) The Velveteen Rabbit.
(d) Mother Goose.

14. What kind of school was Saint Mary's?
(a) Primary school.
(b) Private school.
(c) Junior high.
(d) Delinquent Center.

15. What news does Gerard bring Paula?
(a) Her mother is sick.
(b) Her husband is dead.
(c) Her father is arrested.
(d) Her son is in jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this book take place?

2. Why does Paula get upset when she is paid late?

3. How many miscarriages did Paula's mother have?

4. What did Paula routinely deny in her life?

5. How did Paula's friends describe Charlo before she met him?

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