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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what novel is the character of Miss Havisham feaured (referenced in Chapter 7)?
(a) Oliver Twist.
(b) A Christmas Carol.
(c) Great Expectations.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

2. What is Iano's heritage?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Cuban.
(c) Italian.
(d) Greek.

3. What was the name of Willa's mother?
(a) Aurelia.
(b) Polly.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Darcie.

4. In what field does Iano have a PhD?
(a) Dentistry.
(b) Economics.
(c) Creative writing.
(d) Global politics.

5. Who is the social worker who suggested Willa look into getting the family on Medicaid in Chapter 9?
(a) Claire Wilson.
(b) Lizbeth Waterson.
(c) Clara Petrofaccio.
(d) Emma Wintergreen.

6. How old was Willa's mother when she died?
(a) 69.
(b) 74.
(c) 79.
(d) 89.

7. With what plant is Mrs. Treat conducting an experiment when Thatcher visits her in Chapter 4?
(a) An orchid.
(b) A redwood fern.
(c) A pitcher plant.
(d) A Venus flytrap.

8. What year is noted in the letter from Charles Darwin to Mrs. Treat in Chapter 4?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1874.

9. What is Mrs. Treat's first name?
(a) Anna.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

10. What was Iano's mother's name?
(a) Darla.
(b) Anna.
(c) Darcie.
(d) Roula.

11. Whose writings does Willa refer to as her "new Bible" in Chapter 9 (232)?
(a) Mary Treat's.
(b) Mark Twain's.
(c) Thatcher Greenwood's.
(d) Asa Gray's.

12. How much older than Rose is Thatcher?
(a) 5 years older.
(b) 7 years older.
(c) 10 years older.
(d) 12 years older.

13. What literary device is found in the following sentence from Chapter 8? "The boots' brown tongues lolled, a pair of panting dogs" (183).
(a) Simile.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

14. Why does Thatcher go to Mrs. Treat's home for the first time in Chapter 4?
(a) To offer his legal advice.
(b) To take her a pie.
(c) To fetch his dogs.
(d) To pay a debt.

15. In what month does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) May.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tig described as being in Chapter 3?

2. What is Willa's profession?

3. Who is the maid that helps Rose and Polly attain their mystery novels?

4. What author wrote about wax myrtle, having made a tallow as an experiment, according to Mary in Chapter 8?

5. Who is described by Thatcher as the discoverer of oxygen in Chapter 6?

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