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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. What does Irene plan to tell Clare when she responds to her letter?
(a) They should always be friend.
(b) They should cut off all contact.
(c) Her people don't want her back.
(d) She should leave her husband.

2. What does Irene order at the hotel?
(a) Tea.
(b) A snack.
(c) Lunch.
(d) A sandwich.

3. To whom is Gertrude married?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A black man.
(c) A white man.
(d) A Mexican man.

4. What is the name of the woman who comes to Claire's table?
(a) Clare Kendeall.
(b) Colleen Kendry.
(c) Clare Kendry.
(d) Carol Kendrick.

5. How does Irene respond to Brian?
(a) She thinks he's wrong but she'll go along with him.
(b) She agrees with him.
(c) She stomps off.
(d) She is surprised by his wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the conflict between Brian and Irene indicate?

2. What does Irene want to drink when she finishes shopping?

3. Where does Irene promise to meet Clare at the next Tuesday?

4. Where does Nella Larsen become a shining star?

5. With whom does Irene leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are John Bellew's real feelings about black people?

2. What is some background information about the author?

3. What does Clare tell Irene in the note she sent to Irene?

4. What do Brian and Irene discuss while they eat breakfast?

5. What does Brian tell Irene about someone who can pass for white?

6. When did Clare disappear from the Chicago neighborhood where she and Irene lived?

7. How does Brian respond to Irene's concerns about Junior?

8. When does Irene decide to write Clare back? How has she decided to respond?

9. What are Irene Redfield's recollections as she reads the letter from Clare Kendry?

10. What is Irene's intention in bring up Junior's problems?

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