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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. On whose money was Milton essentially living?
(a) His own.
(b) His mother's.
(c) Helen's.
(d) His father's.
2. What was the only reason Helen continued to stay with Milton?
(a) She didn't want to leave her home.
(b) She wanted to work it out.
(c) Their daughter, Maudie.
(d) He made good money.
3. What did Peyton always call Dolly?
(a) Dotty.
(b) Aunt Dolly.
(c) Doll face.
(d) My father's mistress.
4. What happens to the hearse carrying the body from the train station?
(a) It keeps overheating.
(b) It breaks down.
(c) It gets a flat tire.
(d) It crashes into a truck.
5. To what conclusion does Milton come about Helen?
(a) She is a saint to have put up with him.
(b) She is cunning and manipulative.
(c) There is something mentally wrong with her.
(d) She never loved him.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the main industry in Port Warwick?
2. Who is the Loftis family's cook?
3. What drink do Milton and Dolly have at the bar?
4. What position did Helen adopt in life?
5. What is the tone of Helen's memories?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Helen use Maudie's physical afflictions as a tool?
2. How does the author indicate the importance of Milton's father's words?
3. Describe the activity surrounding Daddy Faith.
4. How does the narrator address the reader and how is setting established in the novel?
5. Describe Dolly's feelings about Peyton.
6. What is the symbolism of the hearse that keeps breaking down on the way to the cemetery?
7. What does Milton tell Dolly about Peyton's distressful adjustment to New York City?
8. How can Dolly best be characterized?
9. What are some of the things Milton remembers as he waits for the train bearing Peyton's body?
10. For what reasons do Helen and Milton blame each other for their collapsing marriage?
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