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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 is Stump Creek Hill?
(a) A home for sick, injured, abandoned, and elderly animals.
(b) A federal and state licensed zoo.
(c) A veterinary clinic.
(d) All the answers are correct.

2. How does Marianne respond to Abelove's personal question?
(a) She thanked him.
(b) All the answers are correct.
(c) She said she had work to do.
(d) She told him she had to leave.

3. In the chapter, "Rag-Quilt Life," what does Marianne say before she leaves the Co-Op?
(a) That she will be back.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Goodbye.
(d) That she needs a vacation.

4. How does Patrick feel as he drives away from the bog?
(a) He is upset that he killed someone.
(b) He is numb.
(c) He is mad for not following through with his plan.
(d) He is feeling elated.

5. What happens when Patrick tells Zachary he's the brother of the girl he raped?
(a) Zachary apologizes.
(b) Zachary insists he never raped Marianne.
(c) Zachary laughs.
(d) Zachary asks which girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marianne go after leaving the Co-Op?

2. What does Judd keep hearing himself say?

3. Who offers to give Marianne a ride to her grandmother's funeral?

4. What member of the family is missing at Michael Mulvaney Sr.'s funeral?

5. Why does Marianne leave Penelope Hagstrom's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be happening to Corrine in the chapter, "Hard Reckoning?"

2. Why is Abelove upset that Marianne accepts a ride from Hewie Miner to take her to her grandmother's funeral?

3. What does Dr. Whittaker West do for Marianne that makes her very grateful?

4. What does Michael Sr. want done with his body after he dies?

5. At what kind of place is Judd as he heads to the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?

6. What makes Patrick decide to let Zach live?

7. Why is it so important to Marianne that her father really does ask to see her?

8. What does Marianne do when Abelove's assistant, Birk, disappears?

9. What bothers Judd the most after his father's death when they go to scatter his ashes?

10. While he waits for Zach Lundt to come out of the Cobb's Corner bar, who besides Zach Lundt does Patrick also think about shooting?

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