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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the summer of 1957, how many Girl Guides went on a two-week scouting expedition into the Everglades?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.
2. When Bertha's great-great-grandmother emigrated from Ireland, how many generations of knots were contained in the sash she wore around her waist?
(a) 18.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.
3. How long after the Mass Dragoning of 1955 did Alex's mother die?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.
4. After George put Alex and Beatrice in an apartment on their own, how long was it before Alex saw her father again?
(a) Not quite 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) Almost 3 years.
5. What was the name of Alex's teacher in 1955?
(a) Sister Louise Clarie.
(b) Sister Mary Anne.
(c) Sister Margareta.
(d) Sister Janet.
6. By the time Alex was finishing seventh grade, how much of the backyard at her home was garden?
(a) 1/3.
(b) Not quite 3/4.
(c) Nearly 2/3.
(d) 1/2.
7. Who did Edith say she knew who dragoned?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) An aunt.
8. What should Bertha have received an honors distinction for when she graduated from college?
(a) Biology.
(b) Mathmatics.
(c) Botany.
(d) Philosophy.
9. How long had Alex's mother been gone when she met her first dragon?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 2 years.
10. What was Alex's aunt Marla's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Teacher.
11. How many inches did Bertha have to cut off the legs of Marla's old coveralls when she wore them?
(a) Not quite 6.
(b) About 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.
12. What grade was Alex in when the Mass Dragoning occurred?
(a) 5th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 2nd.
13. When was the earliest known documentation of spontaneous dragoning written?
(a) Just after 320 BC.
(b) 148 BC.
(c) Around 310 BC.
(d) 411 BC.
14. Where did Alex live in Chapter 5?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Indiana.
15. When Bertha remakes Alex's old school uniforms for Beatrice, how much does the dress have to be shortened?
(a) 3 inches.
(b) 3/4 inch.
(c) 2 inches.
(d) 1/2 inch.
Short Answer Questions
1. On the day of the dragoning, what time did Marla tells her co-workers to take anything of hers and tell them she was not coming back?
2. In Chapter 13, what time was dinner always served?
3. How many female switchboard operators disappeared on the job in Manhattan in 1952?
4. What is Alex's given name?
5. When did Bertha's cancer return the year Alex was a freshman in high school?
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