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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. Who wrecks Amelia's cafe?
(a) Sam and Eddie.
(b) A group of vandals.
(c) A local gang.
(d) Marvin and Lymon.

2. Frances believes she can never be ___________________.
(a) a mother.
(b) a teacher.
(c) a great pianist.
(d) an opera singer.

3. Who has Marvin's brother brought with him to Amelia's cafe?
(a) His new bride.
(b) His mother.
(c) A sick child.
(d) Marvin.

4. Who is the student who is profiled in a magazine?
(a) Edward.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) Henry.
(d) Heime.

5. For how long do Amelia and Marvin throw punches at each other?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Two hours.
(d) A half hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frances' playing so emotionless?

2. To whom does Lymon seem attracted now?

3. What does drinking liquor in Amelia's house signify?

4. Why can Lymon get away with so many things with Amelia?

5. How old is Frances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does the author provide about events leading up to Miss Amelia's ten-day marriage?

2. How does the relationship between Amelia and Lymon compare to the one between Amelia and Marvin?

3. What are some of the strange situations that Mr. Brook finds at Madame Zilensky's house?

4. Explain the old man's "a tree, a rock, a cloud" system of learning to love.

5. How can Amelia's life be characterized?

6. What happens to Marvin after Amelia kicks him out of the house?

7. Why does Mr. Brook rationalize that Madame Zilensky has created a world of lies?

8. What is the nature of the altercation between Martin and his wife, Emily?

9. What is the setting for "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe?"

10. What literary technique does McCullers use in telling this story and what tone does she set in accomplishing it?

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