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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When activists invaded a secretive House Subcommittee on Compensation and Resolution in January 1956, where did reports of the standoff appear in the newspaper?
(a) Style and Fashion Pages.
(b) National News pages.
(c) Front Page.
(d) Weather and Comics pages.

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

3. How old was Beatrice when Alex was 8 and 7/12.
(a) 10 1/2months.
(b) 13 months.
(c) 9 and 1/2 months.
(d) 8 months.

4. 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) 18.
(c) 6.
(d) 2 years.

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

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

7. What is Alex's given name?
(a) Alexa.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) Alexis.
(d) Alessondra.

8. When did Bertha's cancer return the year Alex was a freshman in high school?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) January.
(d) October.

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 grade was Alex in when the Mass Dragoning occurred?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 5th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

11. What flowers did Alex's mother plant at their house?
(a) Marigolds and roses.
(b) Irises and dahlias.
(c) Hydrangeas and lilies.
(d) Peonies and tulips.

12. In June 1957, where was Dr. Gantz living when he was arrested by the police?
(a) Alexandria, VA
(b) Bethesda, MD.
(c) Kensington, MD.
(d) Broadlands, VA.

13. In the summer of 1957, how many Girl Guides went on a two-week scouting expedition into the Everglades?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

14. At the end of Chapter 4, how long was Alex's uncle gone on a bender?
(a) A week.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

15. What grade was Alex in when a doctor came to speak to her class in Chapter 11 about feminine health?
(a) 5th.
(b) 4th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 8th.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many American women became dragons in 1955?

2. How many photos of Sonja's parents were there at her grandparent's house?

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

4. When Bertha's great-great-grandmother emigrated from Ireland, how many generations of knots were contained in the sash she wore around her waist?

5. How long after Alex's mother died did she and Beatrice meet Miss Olson?

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