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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary Rose think the air around her house smells like?
(a) Rotten eggs and gasoline.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Cow poop.

2. What does Corrine sometimes call Debra Ann?
(a) Pest.
(b) Pierce.
(c) Rugrat.
(d) D.A.

3. Who gave Mary Rose her gun?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

4. How does Corrine bang her head in Part I?
(a) Someone hits her when she is robbed.
(b) She bangs her head against the wall.
(c) She cuts it when she falls through her front door window.
(d) She trips over Potter's old cane.

5. What kinds of stories did Ginny's grandmother tell her?
(a) Classic fairy tales.
(b) Sad ones.
(c) Greek myths.
(d) Eastern European legends.

6. What does Gloria change her name to after the rape?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Glory.
(c) Alma.
(d) Marlo.

7. Why is Mary Rose seen as a pariah by the women in the church?
(a) She is Jewish.
(b) She stands up for Gloria Ramirez and insults them when she calls out their racism.
(c) She does not want to pray.
(d) She does not want to give to the church's relief fund.

8. What does Corrine often do after Potter's death that she knows is not good for her health?
(a) Take painkillers.
(b) Drink too much.
(c) Smoke marijuana.
(d) Cut herself.

9. What library book is still in the back of Ginny's car when she leaves town?
(a) Art in America.
(b) An American Story.
(c) George Washington: A President.
(d) Peyton Place.

10. Who is Gloria's mother?
(a) Mary.
(b) Corrine.
(c) Alma.
(d) Alice.

11. Who is Jesse's cousin that took his truck as collateral?
(a) Boomer.
(b) Randy.
(c) James.
(d) Marlon.

12. What music reminds Debra Ann of driving with her mother?
(a) A Bob Dylan album.
(b) A Patti Smith album.
(c) A Joni Mitchell album.
(d) An Elton John album.

13. Which bartender does Corrine routinely talk to at one of her favorite bars?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Eve.
(c) Karla.
(d) Suzanne.

14. For what did Debra Ann's father spank her in Part II?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Hanging around outside the strip club.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Stealing money.

15. Where does Gloria wake up on Sunday morning in Part I?
(a) Outside the bar.
(b) In the dirt beside Dale Strickland's truck in the oil patch.
(c) In her friend's house.
(d) In her own bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dale Strickland call Mary Rose?

2. Why does Jesse Belden fail to hear Debra Ann when she first comes into his dwelling in Part II?

3. How did Casey Nunally's father die?

4. On what day did Ginny leave town?

5. What is the man's name whom Debra Ann has been watching?

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