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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of a book Bertha gave Alex to teach her how to make patterned knots?
(a) The Macrame Alchemist.
(b) Lady Sylvia's Book of Macrame.
(c) Macrame Pattern Book.
(d) The Macarme Bible.

2. Where did Alex live in Chapter 5?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Minnesota.

3. Over how many months did a special curriculum about the Mass Dragoning distributed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, undergo major revisions?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 18.
(d) 6.

4. What grade was Alex in when she got her first period?
(a) 8th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 7th.

5. On New Year's Eve, 1959, at how many separate holiday parties across the U.S. were reported dragonings?
(a) 300.
(b) 750.
(c) About 800.
(d) More than 600.

6. In Chapter 12, over what period of time did the girls in Alex's class get their first periods?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 30 months.

7. When did Bertha die?
(a) August 3, 1961.
(b) May 11, 1961.
(c) July 24, 1961.
(d) June 5, 1961.

8. How old was Beatrice when she said she wanted to change into a dragon?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

9. How long after the Mass Dragoning of 1955 did Alex's mother die?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 8 years.

10. Where did Bertha begin sleeping in Chapter 14?
(a) Alex and Beatrice's room.
(b) Living room couch.
(c) Attic.
(d) Sleeping porch.

11. In Chapter 13, what time was dinner always served?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 5:30 p.m.
(c) 6:15 p.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

12. How many American women became dragons in 1955?
(a) 28,314.
(b) 80,764.
(c) 397,635.
(d) 642,987.

13. What color was Sonja's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) White-blond.
(c) Black.
(d) Strawberry blond.

14. How many husbands were swallowed during the Mass Dragoning?
(a) More than 6,000.
(b) 4,800.
(c) 552.
(d) 18,000 or so.

15. What was the name of the doctor who came to speak to Alex's class about feminine health?
(a) Dr. Angus Ferguson.
(b) Dr. Thomas Van Cleve.
(c) Dr. Patrick O'Leary.
(d) Dr. Robert McGyrvy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bertha work when she graduated from college?

2. In the summer of 1957, how many Girl Guides went on a two-week scouting expedition into the Everglades?

3. What was the name of Alex's eight grade English teacher?

4. How old was Beatrice the summer before Alex started high school?

5. After George put Alex and Beatrice in an apartment on their own, how long was it before Alex saw her father again?

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