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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is listed as an ingredient in an ancient Egyptian “cure” for deafness?
(a) Myrrh.
(b) Wine.
(c) Zythum.
(d) Olive oil.

2. To which of the following does Charlie compare her mother?
(a) Goldfish.
(b) Carp.
(c) Bass.
(d) Koi.

3. With which of the following does the thirtieth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Kayla could see that Austin had done it automatically…”
(b) “After play practice on Tuesday…”
(c) “February found the emptying of the dorms…”
(d) “And you’re sure they’re treating you well.”

4. With which of the following does the fortieth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Wanda had seen the end of the world once before.”
(b) “In the days after her mother’s death…”
(c) “February spent her first week back at River Valley overwhelmed…”
(d) “Back at school, things fell into their old rhythms.”

5. Which of the following do Slash and his compatriots steal?
(a) Steel.
(b) Copper.
(c) Tin.
(d) Aluminum.

6. Which of the following is noted as among Colson’s core businesses?
(a) Tenery Bookkeeping.
(b) Moorlyn Theater.
(c) County Arts Foundation.
(d) Hudler and Associates.

7. What color lipstick does February wear?
(a) Fuchsia.
(b) Chartreuse.
(c) Magenta.
(d) Mauve.

8. Which of the following families does February note is neglectful in the current school year?
(a) Smith.
(b) Schneider.
(c) Malloy.
(d) Gerald.

9. With which of the following does the thirty-fourth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Austin spent the rest of Tuesday evening and all of their truncated Wednesday schedule awash with humiliation…”
(b) “I said, how was school?”
(c) “For February, intuition was a kind of intelligence…”
(d) “Charlie was always ambivalent about the holidays.”

10. With which of the following does the thirty-second chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Austin spent the rest of Tuesday evening and all of their truncated Wednesday schedule awash with humiliation…”
(b) “February found the emptying of the dorms…”
(c) “I said, how was school?”
(d) “Kayla could see that Austin had done it automatically…”

11. Which of the following does the novel present as “a real-life eyeth” (171)?
(a) Montauk.
(b) Newport.
(c) Martha’s Vineyard.
(d) Nantucket.

12. For which of the following words does Charlie understand an English – ASL pun?
(a) Undergo.
(b) Undertake.
(c) Understand.
(d) Undertow.

13. With which of the following does the forty-fifth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “As she watched Mel lean in close to the mirror…”
(b) “Christmas Day, for Austin, was always tinged with bitterness…”
(c) “On the afternoon of the thirty-first…”
(d) “Merry Christmas!”

14. Which of the following interrupts Charlie and Austin in their first attempted assignation?
(a) Eliot.
(b) Waters.
(c) Gabriella.
(d) Sybeck.

15. With which of the following does the forty-sixth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Merry Christmas!”
(b) “On the afternoon of the thirty-first…”
(c) “As she watched Mel lean in close to the mirror…”
(d) “Come on, said Charlie.”

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Charlie’s father compare her?

2. To which of the following does Charlie compare her head?

3. Which of the following does Mel commend?

4. What is the name of Charlie’s mother?

5. With which of the following does the forty-eighth chapter of the novel begin?

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