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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Milton, Dolly and Ella going in a limousine?
(a) The train station.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A wedding.
(d) An anniversary party.

2. What happens to the hearse carrying the body from the train station?
(a) It breaks down.
(b) It crashes into a truck.
(c) It gets a flat tire.
(d) It keeps overheating.

3. Whose body arrives at the train station?
(a) Peyton's.
(b) Helen's.
(c) Maude's.
(d) Grammy's.

4. How does Helen react when the person in #48 apologizes?
(a) With tenderness.
(b) With stubbornness.
(c) With credulity.
(d) With relief.

5. Where does Dolly find Milton?
(a) A diner.
(b) A phone booth.
(c) A newspaper stand.
(d) A bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Loftis family live?

2. What is the main industry in Port Warwick?

3. As the novel opens, the narrator describes a train trip from __________________ to Port Warwick.

4. What about Dolly now irritates Milton?

5. How did Milton perceive the advice his father gave him?

(see the answer key)

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