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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. What does the woodcut make Patrick wonder about himself?
(a) Would he ever be able to take a hunting trip to Canada?
(b) Why did the man in the picture look like him?
(c) Was he coded, like other males, to hunt and kill?
(d) Was he no different than any other human being?

2. What is the name of Marianne's horse?
(a) Silky.
(b) Molly-O.
(c) Ranger.
(d) Muffin.

3. Why doesn't Patrick recognize Marianne when he finally sees her?
(a) She had dyed her hair.
(b) She was taller than he remembered.
(c) She had gained weight.
(d) She looked like a boy.

4. In the chapter, "Snow after Easter," when does it state is the last time Patrick has seen Marianne?
(a) The past weekend when he visited her.
(b) When they all visited the family home at Christmas.
(c) At her high school graduation the previous June.
(d) When she was taken from their home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Corrine feel about telling Michael about their daughter's rape?

2. Why is Della Rae considered a "dirty girl"?

3. What is written about Patrick as a baby?

4. Where does most of the story take place?

5. What does Marianne thank God for after the rape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Judd as he watches the dogs rush into the pond as they chase the doe he had been watching?

2. As one reads about the Valentine's Dance and Marianne Mulvaney being the only junior elected to the King and Queen's court, what do we learn about her?

3. Why is Judd so insistent to find out what has happened to his sister that he put the family in such a turmoil?

4. What is Michael's reaction when Mort Lundt explains that he grounded his son for six weeks as though what his son did was bad, but not criminal?

5. What is Judd's motivation to agree when his brother, Patrick, calls and confirms he is still planning to "extract justice" by possibly killing Zach Lundt?

6. What does the title of the story imply in comparison to the title of the first chapter, "Storybook House?"

7. Why is Michael Sr. obsessed with finding the right lawyer for a lawsuit, and what is he actually suing for?

8. Outside in the building where her mother stores her antiques, Marianne searched for a picture. What is the name of the picture and why is it so important to her?

9. What does Judd reveal in the extremely short chapter, "Gone?"

10. What role does Marianne's brother Patrick play the night of the Valentine's Dance that haunts him years after that night?

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