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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 Whit West do for Muffin?
(a) He puts Muffin to sleep.
(b) Muffin's kidney's are failing and he takes him for dialysis in Pittsburgh.
(c) He gives Muffin updated shots.
(d) There is nothing he can do.

2. How does Patrick feel as he drives away from the bog?
(a) He is feeling elated.
(b) He is mad for not following through with his plan.
(c) He is upset that he killed someone.
(d) He is numb.

3. Why doesn't Judd recognize Patrick when they meet the night before Easter?
(a) Patrick is wearing a disguise.
(b) Patrick is wearing a mask.
(c) Patrick has dyed hair.
(d) Patrick is tougher looking and has a beard.

4. How does Marianne respond to Abelove's personal question?
(a) She told him she had to leave.
(b) She said she had work to do.
(c) All the answers are correct.
(d) She thanked him.

5. In the chapter, "Intensive Care," what is happening to Michael Mulvaney, Sr.?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He has a stomach ulcer.
(c) He's in the hospital for tests.
(d) He is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marianne meet Dr. Whittaker West?

2. What finally happens while Marianne is working at Stump Creek Hill?

3. On the morning following her trip to the funeral, what does Abelove ask Marianne about Hewie?

4. What happens after Patrick changes his thesis topic three times?

5. When does Abelove discover that Marianne has left the Co-Op?

Short Essay Questions

1. While he waits for Zach Lundt to come out of the Cobb's Corner bar, who besides Zach Lundt does Patrick also think about shooting?

2. How does Corrine react to Judd's moving away from home?

3. What is the difference between the relationship that Patrick has with Marianne and the one he has with Judd?

4. What does Michael Sr. want done with his body after he dies?

5. At what kind of place is Judd as he heads to the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?

6. At what kind of place in her life is Corrine as she plans for the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?

7. Why is it so important to Marianne that her father really does ask to see her?

8. What is it that Marianne fears about people making too much of her, worrying about her, or touching her?

9. In the chapter, "Tears," what is it that Marianne is patiently waiting for?

10. What happens to Michael Sr. that finally initiates the phone call Marianne has been waiting for from her mother?

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