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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. When Phoebe first meets Sal, what does Phoebe call her?
(a) Cowardly.
(b) Brave.
(c) Smart.
(d) Stupid.

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Winterbottom do after the Phoebe and Sal return home from school?
(a) Lock the doors.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Get a gun.

5. How many other sons did Sal's grandparents have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The day her mother made brownies, where was Prudence prior to returning home?

4. What flavor does Sal detect in the kiss of all trees?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sal react to Margaret when they first meet, and why?

2. Why does Sal feel guilty about her mother's miscarriage?

3. Describe the atmosphere in Madison, Wisconsin.

4. How does Megan catch Phoebe in her lie about where her mother is?

5. How does Phoebe react to the Finney house, and why does she react that way?

6. Why does Sal's father allow Sal to go on the car trip with her grandparents?

7. Why does Sal flinch every time someone touches her?

8. What do you think Mrs. Winterbottom means when she asks whether her daughters think she leads a tiny life?

9. How is Phoebe's journal decorated, and why is this important?

10. Why does the blackberry pie trigger a negative memory for Sal?

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