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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. Where do Elgin's parents live?
(a) Oakland.
(b) Montana.
(c) Washington.
(d) Kansas.

2. Christine tells the manager at Video Village that she is engaged to which movie star?
(a) Burt Reynolds.
(b) Dustin Hoffman.
(c) Paul Newman.
(d) Robert Redford.

3. What does Rayona give Evelyn as a parting gift?
(a) Money.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Medal.
(d) Silver buckle.

4. What game are Christine and Rayona playing during visiting hours?
(a) Go Fish.
(b) Sorry.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Solitaire.

5. Before Rayona can catch up with her mother, as she flees Aunt Ida's, Christine rides away in what?
(a) Blue pickup.
(b) Black pickup.
(c) Red corvette.
(d) Green jeep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the horse Rayona rides in the rodeo?

2. All of Christine's possessions are in plastic bags labeled "Christine" and ______________.

3. What is a scarce commodity at Aunt Ida's?

4. Rayona reads her mother's old ________ to pass the time at Aunt Ida's house.

5. Teenage Christine is obsessed with a letter from __________ to Lucy at Fatima.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one thing Christine is going to miss about Seattle?

2. Why does Christine get so angry with Elgin when he comes to return the car keys at the hospital?

3. Why does Babe give Rayona a hard time getting her back into the truck when they come to take her home from the stud farm?

4. What happens when Christine grabs her plastic bags of clothes and runs from Aunt Ida's house?

5. What happens to Christine as she drives through the snowy landscape of Montana on the way to Lee's funeral?

6. What do Christine and Rayona do after Christine's suicide attempt is thwarted?

7. When does Lee begin to feel confident in his abilities?

8. What does Rayona tell Evelyn and Sky about her family?

9. How does Rayona end up winning a prize at the rodeo?

10. What happens when Christine and Rayona go to the hospital with Aunt Ida to visit Clara?

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