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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To Judd, what does Patrick's request seem to be?
(a) Something that only special friends do.
(b) A horrible thing.
(c) Something that brothers do for one another.
(d) Something he didn't want to do.

2. Who does Corrine depend on to tell her when there are problems or "situations" with her children?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Judd.
(c) Michael Jr.
(d) Michael Sr.

3. In the chapter, "The Assault," why does Michael Mulvaney go to Mort Lundt's house?
(a) He is angry because he believes Zachary, Mort's son, is the person who raped Marianne.
(b) Michael stops by there regularly to play cards with Mort.
(c) He is out driving and just ends up there.
(d) Mort is his good friend, and he wants to discuss what happened to Marianne with him.

4. What does the ringing of the cowbell signify to the Mulvaney family?
(a) Ringing the cowbell signals dinner.
(b) Ringing the cowbell means the parents want to talk to the children.
(c) Ringing the cowbell signals a phone call for someone who isn't in the house.
(d) Ringing the cowbell signals an outing.

5. Why does Patrick suddenly try to change?
(a) A girl he liked said he was "icy-cold."
(b) His friends told him he was anti-social.
(c) He was going through a new phase in his life.
(d) He realized he had no friends.

6. Which of the Mulvaney children is said to be the most natural Christian?
(a) Mike.
(b) Judd.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Marianne.

7. After looking all over the bus terminal for Marianne, where does Patrick find her?
(a) She showed up at his apartment.
(b) Sleeping on a bench.
(c) Outside the terminal.
(d) Coming ouf of the restroom.

8. Where does most of the story take place?
(a) High Point Farm, Chautauqua, New York.
(b) High Point Farm, Mt. Ephraim, New York.
(c) Chautauqua Valley Farm, Chautauqua, New York.
(d) Five Point Road, Mt. Ephraim, New York.

9. What does Corrine say leads her mother and her to safety in the snow storm?
(a) Flies.
(b) A light from Heaven.
(c) Twinkle lights.
(d) Fireflies.

10. What metaphor does Patrick use to explain what's happened to their father?
(a) Their father is a child who no one wants to play with.
(b) Their father has fallen off his pedestal.
(c) A frog whose life is sucked out of it by a giant water spider.
(d) Their father is a casualty of war.

11. What does Corrine think about her daughter after talking with Mrs. Bethune?
(a) She'd known something had been wrong but didn't want to investigate.
(b) She wondered if her daughter wanted to switch churches.
(c) She hadn't a clue there was a problem with her daughter.
(d) She wondered if her daughter was sick.

12. What does Corrine think Michael is doing when he talks to an attorney?
(a) Preparing a defense for what he plans to do.
(b) Getting a will drawn up.
(c) Planning a cival lawsuit against Zachary Lundt.
(d) Planning to divorce her.

13. What happens when Marianne drops her garment bag?
(a) She grabs it back from Patrick and tells him to let her do it.
(b) She acts panicky, quickly refusing Patrick's help.
(c) She starts crying.
(d) She lets Patrick pick it up.

14. What happens when Michael sees Zachary Lundt?
(a) When Michael sees Zachary he is overcome with rage and attacks Zachary.
(b) Michael smiles and asks Zachary to talk to him.
(c) Michael asks Zachary if he raped Marianne.
(d) Michael pulls a knife and tries to stab Zachary.

15. How does Patrick look upon Zachary Lundt?
(a) As a lab specimen.
(b) As a spoiled brat.
(c) As their enemy.
(d) As a stupid kid who made a mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Michael Mulvaney Sr. go in the chapter titled "Dignity?"

2. What does one realize about Judd in the opening of the chapter, "Every Heartbeat?"

3. What is Corrine's nickname?

4. How does Judd find out what really happened to Marianne?

5. Who is P.J.?

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