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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is meant by Pinch's laser-ray?
(a) It is a joking term Judd uses for Patrick's glasses.
(b) The way Patrick squints because his left eye is so weak.
(c) The nasty look he gives before he gets angry.
(d) It is a toy Patrick was given at Christmas a long time ago.

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

3. Where does Michael Mulvaney Sr. go in the chapter titled "Dignity?"
(a) Mt. Ephraim Country Club.
(b) To work.
(c) To Ithaca to visit Patrick.
(d) To the store.

4. Who is Jill James?
(a) Marianne's best friend.
(b) The therapist Marianne is sent to see.
(c) Marianne's homeroom teacher.
(d) A friend of Corrine's from high school.

5. What happens when Judd asks Patrick what happened to Marianne?
(a) Patrick admits she's had some trouble, but that she is okay now.
(b) Patrick gets angry and tells Judd to mind his own business.
(c) Patrick is visibly upset and storms away in anger.
(d) Patrick refuses to discuss it.

6. How does Judd find out what really happened to Marianne?
(a) His mother tells him.
(b) Judd asks Marianne and she tells him.
(c) He finally corners Mike and Mike tells him.
(d) He finally asks his father and he tells him.

7. 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) Mort is his good friend, and he wants to discuss what happened to Marianne with him.
(d) He is out driving and just ends up there.

8. When does Michael realize he is in love with Corrine?
(a) After going to a dance at Schroon Lake with Corrine.
(b) At first sight.
(c) After swimming with Corrine in Schroon Lake.
(d) After helping Corrine rescue a goose.

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

10. When do Corrine and Michael first meet?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1954.

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

12. What is the question that might have been raised about Marianne's phone call for a ride home the day after the Valentine's Dance?
(a) Marianne was supposed to be picked up later.
(b) Marianne was supposed to be home the night before.
(c) Marianne was supposed to be driven home by someone else.
(d) There was no question to be raised.

13. What does Michael say about Corrine's appearance?
(a) She should wear some makeup.
(b) She needed to have her hair cut and styled.
(c) All the answers are correct.
(d) She should buy some new clothes.

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

15. What does Judd notice about his father and the people around them at Patrick's graduation?
(a) That the man who was once the center of attention was now treated like an invisible man.
(b) That his father looks so out of place among his friends.
(c) That his father doesn't want to talk to anyone.
(d) That the people treated his father with respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members of the Mulvaney family are there at the beginning of the story?

2. What is significant about the dress Marianne wears to the Valentine's Dance?

3. How old is Corrine in the story she tells about December 1938?

4. How does Patrick look upon Zachary Lundt?

5. In the chapter "Plastica," what does Patrick tell Judd when he calls home?

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