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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is making a mechanical screeching sound from the backyard?
(a) A chainsaw.
(b) His children's toys.
(c) The lawnmower.
(d) The car.

2. How does Frank feel about Ordway's question?
(a) He worries about it.
(b) He resents it.
(c) He ponders it.
(d) He finds it humorous.

3. With the decision to move to Paris, what seem to return to the marriage of Frank and April Wheeler?
(a) Silence, irritation, and sadness.
(b) Irritation, jealousy, and passion.
(c) Depression, distance, and silence.
(d) Peace, serenity, and hope.

4. Why does Frank call Maureen's supervisor at the office?
(a) To tell him he was "borrowing" Maureen for the afternoon.
(b) To tell him she will be returning shortly.
(c) To tell him she has quit.
(d) To tell him she will now be working for Frank.

5. What happens as Frank rides the elevator to the fifteenth floor?
(a) He become claustrophobic.
(b) He ponders his life.
(c) He thinks about his wife.
(d) His mind races back to his first trip to this building as a young boy with his father, Earl Wheeler.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is the audience disgruntled?

2. Why does Frank take the news of this snafu in stride?

3. What does Frank envision April doing as he gives a great burst of love and approval?

4. What does Frank admit to himself, through the haze of his hangover?

5. At lunch with his co-worker Jack Ordway, what does Frank begin to realize?

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