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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Sal unhappy about sightseeing in Madison?
(a) She thinks they are not traveling fast enough.
(b) She does not like the atmosphere in Madison.
(c) She does not think that her grandparents are taking enough time at each tourist spot.
(d) She thinks that Madison is boring.

2. What flower does Sal's father leave at her place at the table?
(a) Black-eyed Susan.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Forget-me-not.
(d) Rose.

3. Why were Sal's grandparents stopped by the police while driving?
(a) They were driving too slowly.
(b) They were driving on the shoulder.
(c) They were speeding.
(d) They were swerving back and forth.

4. Where did Sal grow up?
(a) Euclid, Ohio.
(b) Allentown, Pennsylvania.
(c) Salem, Massachusetts.
(d) Bybanks, Kentucky.

5. The first day of school after her mother left, Phoebe's expression was?
(a) Stoic.
(b) A sealed, thin smile.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Cold and blank.

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

7. How is the Finney household best described?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Tense.
(d) Secretive.

8. How long did Sal's father have his car?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 15 years.

9. What does Gram threaten to do when Gramps swears too much?
(a) Find a new man.
(b) Break his legs.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Go back to the egg man.

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

11. How long was Gramps' father gone when his friend questioned his whereabouts?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six years.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Six days.

12. According to Ben's report, what was the only thing left in Pandora's box?
(a) Hope.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Plague.

13. About how old is the young man who rings Phoebe's doorbell?
(a) Forty.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twenty-five.

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

15. What does Sal notice about her father in the garage when she returns home?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was laughing.
(c) He was crying.
(d) He was lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When returning from the drug store, Ben comments that Sal does what every time someone touches her?

2. On what day of their trip do Sal and her grandparents reach Mount Rushmore?

3. What name did Sal suggest for her sister?

4. What does Phoebe lecture the Finneys about?

5. How do Sal and her grandparents react to seeing Mount Rushmore?

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