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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 Judd say about the newspaper where he is editor?
(a) It is a good, decent, truth-telling paper.
(b) It is the only newspaper in town.
(c) It is the best newspaper in the county.
(d) It is a great place to get his start before moving on to a larger newspaper.

2. What does Mrs. Lundt do from another part of the house?
(a) Mrs. Lundt calls their lawyer.
(b) Mrs. Lundt calls Corrine.
(c) Mrs. Lundt decides to take a nap.
(d) Mrs. Lundt calls the police.

3. What does Michael say about Corrine's appearance?
(a) She needed to have her hair cut and styled.
(b) She should buy some new clothes.
(c) All the answers are correct.
(d) She should wear some makeup.

4. What happens when Judd asks Patrick what happened to Marianne?
(a) Patrick gets angry and tells Judd to mind his own business.
(b) Patrick is visibly upset and storms away in anger.
(c) Patrick admits she's had some trouble, but that she is okay now.
(d) Patrick refuses to discuss it.

5. The night Patrick is out with his friends, who does Patrick think he sees?
(a) Zachary Lundt.
(b) Mike Jr.
(c) Mick Jaggar.
(d) Judd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marianne work while she attends Kilburn College?

2. After looking all over the bus terminal for Marianne, where does Patrick find her?

3. What is Corrine's nickname?

4. What does Corrine say leads her mother and her to safety in the snow storm?

5. Who does Corrine depend on to tell her when there are problems or "situations" with her children?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter, "Imminent Mortality", how does Michael Sr. react to the news that his daughter has been raped?

2. Outside in the building where her mother stores her antiques, Marianne searched for a picture. What is the name of the picture and why is it so important to her?

3. What is the toll on Judd as his siblings leave home?

4. What does Judd reveal in the extremely short chapter, "Gone?"

5. What exactly does Patrick mean when he says "execution of justice?"

6. What is revealed about the experience of Michael Sr. and Corrine becoming parents to their four children?

7. What kind of relationship does Michael Sr. have with his own father?

8. What role does Marianne's brother Patrick play the night of the Valentine's Dance that haunts him years after that night?

9. Judd happens upon his father talking to his older brothers about some kind of secret. What is the discussion about and what is the significance of the discussion?

10. What does Lydia Bethune tell Corrine about Marianne and what bothers her the most about the revelation?

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