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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. Where are Aunt Fostalina's two jobs?
(a) At a bakery and at an art museum.
(b) At a hospital and a nursing home.
(c) At a bank and at a florist.
(d) At a school and at a hospital.

2. What is the name of the school that Darling is attending in "Wedding"?
(a) Smithson Academy.
(b) Central Academy.
(c) Washington Academy.
(d) Wright Academy.

3. Who is the grocery store manager where Darling works in "My America"?
(a) Joe.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Jim.
(d) Peter.

4. How does Darling describe the bride physically in "Wedding"?
(a) Fat.
(b) Waif-like.
(c) Thin.
(d) Muscular.

5. Who has brought Darling fruit from home in "Angel"?
(a) Sbho.
(b) Fraction.
(c) Zuze.
(d) Messenger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did Darling begin working at a housecleaner in "My America"?

2. What DVD does Darling look at with a picture that looks like Nelson Mandela on the cover in “Hitting Crossroads"?

3. What does the woman in the blue dress ask Darling to do in "Wedding"?

4. In "For Real," the narrator says, "I used to be very afraid of graveyards and death and such things, but not anymore. There is just no sense being afraid when you live so near the graves; it would be like" what?

5. Who is the cousin that Darling describes living with in "Destroyedmichygen"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the bride described in "Wedding"?

2. How does Darling describe her impressions of America in “Destroyedmichygen”?

3. What does Aunt Fostalina try to order in "Angel"? Why does she become frustrated?

4. Where is Darling living in “Destroyedmichygen”? With whom does she live?

5. How would you describe the relationship between Darling and the grocery manager Jim?

6. How is the setting of Shadybrook nursing home described?

7. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "How They Left"?

8. For what reasons does Darling discover she cannot visit home in "Angel"?

9. How would you describe the household where Darling works as a housecleaner in "My America"?

10. What do Darling and her friends do at J.C. Penney in "Hitting Crossroads"?

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