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Revolutionary Road | Quiz

Richard Yates (novelist)
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Revolutionary Road | Quiz

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1)

What does Frank note about the affectations he sees on Maureen's part? (from Part 1: Chapter 6)

She probably picked them up from her sister.
She probably picked them up from watching television.
She probably picked them up from girls in the office.
She probably picked them up from Norma, her older roommate.
2)

Why does Milly Campbell call her husband Shep at work? (from Part 3: Chapter 8)

To tell him to find Frank.
To see if he can help.
To tell him about April.
To see if he had heard anything.
3)

What does Frank say when April asks for his forgiveness? (from Part 1: Chapter 7)

He asks her what he should forgive her for.
He forgives her.
He asks her to forgive him.
He ignores her.
4)

How does Frank try to dismiss the afternoon? (from Part 1: Chapter 6)

As a huge mistake.
As a waste of time.
As the best date he has been on in a long time.
As a pleasant interlue and nothing more.
5)

What does April recount? (from Part 1: Chapter 7)

How she felt when they had their first fight.
How she felt when they moved to Connecticut.
How she felt when she became pregnant with their first child.
How she felt when they first met.
6)

Shep is a rebel and resents what? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

His wife.
His mother's efforts to soften him.
His life.
His past.
7)

Why does Mrs. Givings call Milly? (from Part 3: Chapter 8)

To tell her what happened at the Wheelers'.
To get ahold of Shep.
To find out where Frank is.
To ask what happened at the Wheelers'.
8)

What does Millie recall about her feelings at the closing of the sale of the house of Revolutionary Road? (from Part 3: Chapter 9)

How upset she was.
How excited she was.
How nervous she was.
How sad she was.
9)

How do the Wheelers become more and more like the shallow suburbanites they loathe? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

As they become more involved in community activities.
As they spend more and more time with their suburbanite friends.
As they spend less and less time in New York City.
As they progress further and further with their plans to leave the country.
10)

What does Frank do when she starts to go into a long explanation? (from Part 1: Chapter 7)

He breaks down and admits to his poor behavior.
He walks out of the room.
He drags her into the bedroom.
He listens to what she has to say.
11)

Frank awakens on a bright August morning to realize what? (from Part 3: Chapter 2)

April probably has already performed the auto-abortion.
He wants April to have the abortion.
It is past the day that April could successful perform an auto-abortion.
It is the last day when April could successfully perform an auto-abortion.
12)

How does sixty-seven-year-old Howard Givings look and act? (from Part 2: Chapter 3)

Older than his years.
His age.
Younger than his years.
Very odd.
13)

What kind of husband does April not want? (from Part 1: Chapter 7)

One who is poor.
One who works himself into an early grave at a job he hates for a house and life in suburbia that means nothing to them.
One who cannot think for himself.
One who is not willing to do as she asks.
14)

Does John accept Frank's explanation for why they decided not to move? (from Part 3: Chapter 5)

For a moment.
Somewhat.
Yes.
No.
15)

As he approaches his house, what does Frank notice? (from Part 1: Chapter 6)

All the lights are on.
No one is home.
There is a police car in the driveway.
The curtains are drawn in the picture window.
16)

Frank goes to lengths to project what? (from Part 3: Chapter 1)

A strong masculinity of the sort that first drew April to him.
His feelings of compromise.
A sense of understanding.
The love he feels for April.
17)

Are Mr. and Mrs. Givings able to quiet their son? (from Part 3: Chapter 5)

No.
For several minutes.
Yes.
For a moment.
18)

What is the Givings' son doing as Helen and Howard Givings come inside from the rain? (from Part 2: Chapter 5)

He is banging on the door.
He is singing in the rain.
He is trying to light a cigarette.
He is standing in the rain.
19)

What does April do with what she has retrieved? (from Part 3: Chapter 7)

She tears it up and throws it away.
She burns it.
She reads it over and over again.
She stares at it.
20)

In the aftermath of April's death, what does Millie Campbell recount numerous times? (from Part 3: Chapter 9)

The last words she said to April.
The final resolution of the Wheeler family.
What her son said to April.
April's face.
21)

Why does Frank take the news of this snafu in stride? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

He needs more time to tie up loose ends here before they move.
He is excited about a relaxing night at home.
He wants to spend time with both couples.
Most of their life now seems dream-like and insubstantial to them both.
22)

About what does Frank tell Pollock? (from Part 2: Chapter 6)

The time he visited New York with his father, who expected a promotion.
How horrible it is working for Knox Machine Company.
Pollock is not very good at his job.
How unhappy he is.
23)

Where was Helen formerly a stenographer? (from Part 2: Chapter 3)

NBC.
Macy's.
A machinery plant.
Knox Machine Company.
24)

Over what statement do Frank and April still fight? (from Part 3: Chapter 1)

April's statement that she is a more moral person than him because she seems better able to accept her pregnancy.
Frank's statement that he is a more moral person than her because he seems better able to accept her pregnancy.
April's statement that Frank is a more moral person than her because he seems better able to accept her pregnancy.
Frank's statement that April is a more moral person than him because she seems better able to accept her pregnancy.
25)

What do Frank and Maureen do after lunch? (from Part 1: Chapter 6)

They stroll briefly.
They head back to work.
They have sex.
They go to Central Park.
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