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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two characters become pregnant as teenagers at the same time?
(a) Suzanne and Grace.
(b) Corrine and Suzanne.
(c) Grace and Karla.
(d) Ginny and Mary Rose.

2. How does Mary Rose feel when her husband Robert leaves to go back to the ranch?
(a) Panicked.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Angry.

3. What is the best meal Jesse tells Debra Ann he ever had?
(a) A milkshake and hamburger from his hometown diner.
(b) His grandmother's stew.
(c) Pot roast and potatoes, or the steak the army gave him when he got back from overseas.
(d) Pizza and french fries.

4. Which teacher was Mary Rose's daughter mimicking in Part I, making them both laugh?
(a) Miss Marlow.
(b) Miss Bluebell.
(c) Miss Lee.
(d) Miss Jackson.

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

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

7. What is the man's name whom Debra Ann has been watching?
(a) Jesse Belden.
(b) Lonnie Ward.
(c) Mark Meaden.
(d) Dale Strickland.

8. What has Gloria's uncle told her you call a soldier who panics?
(a) Deserter.
(b) KIA.
(c) Missing.
(d) Coward.

9. Whose face does Mary Rose flick water into in Part II?
(a) Micheline Mann.
(b) Marsha Miles.
(c) Grace Cowden.
(d) Barbara Rowland.

10. How does Debra Ann find the man who is living in the drain pipe?
(a) Her pastor tells her there is a man living in the drainpipe.
(b) She hears about him from her friend.
(c) She looks and observes.
(d) Her father tells her to stay away from the drainpipe, so she goes looking there.

11. What is Mary Rose's husband's name?
(a) Robert Whitehead.
(b) Marvin Hallow.
(c) Mark Ledbetter.
(d) Jon Rutherford.

12. In Part I, how long has it been since Potter's death?
(a) Six days.
(b) Six years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

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

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

15. What does Debra Ann take from Mrs. Shepard's that she and Jesse eat together?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Casseroles.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Beef jerky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corrine like to do often when she thinks about Potter?

2. What happens to Ginny's car on her trip after she leaves town?

3. Where is Dale Strickland from?

4. What is Mary Rose's daughter's name?

5. For what did Debra Ann's father spank her in Part II?

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