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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the district attorney who charges Dale Strickland?
(a) Mark Lavine.
(b) Renwald Johnson.
(c) Keith Taylor.
(d) Jerry Rice.

3. Whose name and number does Corrine give out to the women as a babysitter?
(a) Grace Porter.
(b) Karla Sibley.
(c) Marion Pierce.
(d) Jennifer James.

4. Which artist had a popular song featuring Gloria's name in 1976?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Debbie Harry.
(c) Patti Smith.
(d) Cyndi Lauper.

5. What does Mary Rose know will drive Robert out of the house?
(a) Her talking about racism.
(b) Her talking about her gun.
(c) Her talking about Aimee.
(d) Her talking about her nipple infection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jesse's cousin that took his truck as collateral?

2. Which woman in the neighborhood watches all the children and calls their parents if they are doing something wrong?

3. What does Debra Ann leave for Jesse in her first bag of gifts?

4. Which street does Corrine live on?

5. What music reminds Debra Ann of driving with her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Suzanne Ledbetter tell Mary Rose about Potter that Mary Rose has never heard before?

2. Why is Debra Ann's name not spelled the way Ginny wanted it to be?

3. In Part I, what does Mary Rose Whitehead think will be one of her happiest moments when she is on her deathbed?

4. What does Mary Rose do that she never tells anyone about a few months before becoming pregnant with the son she is currently nursing in Part II?

5. In Part II, how does Mary Rose interact with her husband Robert?

6. In Part I, why does Debra Ann like coming to the Shepard house so much?

7. In Part I, what piece of advice from her uncle does Gloria remember as she tries to escape from Dale Strickland?

8. In Part I, what does Gloria do to the old man and woman who are watching her as she considers getting into Strickland's truck?

9. What injury does Jesse Belden have that made it so that he did not notice Debra Ann coming into his hiding place?

10. What is Gloria's relationship with her mother Alma like in Part I of the book?

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