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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phoebe imagine that Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway may be doing?
(a) Writing a mystery novel.
(b) Disguising her husband's grave with a rhododendron.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Landscaping.

2. What is Mary Lou's last name?
(a) Flannigan.
(b) Finney.
(c) Finnegan.
(d) Flaherty.

3. How old is Sal when the story begins?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twelve.

4. Why does Sal's father let her go on the trip with her grandparents?
(a) He wants Sal to learn how to drive.
(b) He does not think his parents can read maps.
(c) He thinks that Sal needs to bond with her grandparents.
(d) He wants a break from spending time with Sal.

5. Whom did Mrs. Winterbottom call to let her family know she was okay?
(a) Mr. Birkway.
(b) Mr. Winterbottom.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Margaret.

6. Where does Phoebe tell the girls at school her mother went?
(a) New York.
(b) None of their business.
(c) A business trip.
(d) London.

7. What is the name of the boy from the river?
(a) Tom Fleet.
(b) Tom Fleece.
(c) Alex Cheevey.
(d) Tim Fleet.

8. At what body of water do Sal and her grandparents stop?
(a) The Great Salt Lake.
(b) Lake Michigan.
(c) Lake Erie.
(d) Lake Huron.

9. What friend of Gram's didn't want her to marry Gramps?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Florence.
(d) Regina.

10. After they move, what does Sal's father do for a living?
(a) Works as a cashier.
(b) Works as a mechanic.
(c) Sells sewing machines.
(d) Sells farm machinery.

11. What does Phoebe do all weekend at Sal's house?
(a) Cries.
(b) Yells.
(c) Makes jokes.
(d) Complains.

12. How is Phoebe's journal decorated?
(a) With pictures of male models.
(b) With stars and rainbows.
(c) A cartoon is drawn on it.
(d) It is plain.

13. When returning from the drug store, Ben comments that Sal does what every time someone touches her?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Cries.
(c) Flinches.
(d) Runs away.

14. What does Gramps offer the boy from the river at the hospital?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Advice
(c) An invitation to join them.
(d) Ten dollars.

15. In what event does Mary Lou's family participate at the school sports day?
(a) Egg throw.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Three-legged race.
(d) Badminton.

Short Answer Questions

1. When having dinner at Phoebe's, what food reminds Sal of her mother?

2. After Mrs. Winterbottom left, Sal returned to find her father slumped over what?

3. How does Sal react to the poem that Mr. Birkway reads in class?

4. Where did Sal grow up?

5. Both Phoebe and Sal rationalized that their mothers wouldn't leave without their favorite what?

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