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The Easter Parade: A Novel Quiz

Richard Yates (novelist)
This Study Guide consists of approximately 31 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Easter Parade.

The Easter Parade: A Novel Quiz

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1)

What does Jack tell Emily about this school's invitation? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

Jack tells Emily that they have offered her a job.
That he doesn't want to do it.
That it's financially a good idea.
That it's huge honor.
2)

Who is Peter? (from Part 3: Chapter 3)

Emily's cousin.
Emily's nephew and Sarah and Tony's son.
The man who runs the studio.
The friend who hosts the party.
3)

In which city do Jack and Emily purchase a house? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

Iowa City.
Missoula.
New York City.
Richmond.
4)

Who is Sarah's project going to be about in Part 2: Chapter 1? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

A cabin by a lake.
Her sister, Emily.
New York City.
One of her husband's ancestors.
5)

Where are Tony's parents planning on moving? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

To California.
To Tenafly, NY.
Into the city.
To Iowa.
6)

What does Emily try to remember at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 3? (from Part 2: Chapters 3-4)

Where she lives.
Where she was the night before.
What the name of her childhood best friend is.
The name of Sarah's first husband.
7)

How does Emily react internally to the masturbation studio? (from Part 3: Chapter 3)

She is disgusted.
She is motivated.
She is apathetic.
She is fascinated.
8)

What does Emily demand to know from Peter on the drive in Part 3: Chapter 3? (from Part 3: Chapter 3)

Whether or not he is going to offer her a job.
Why he opened the studio.
How Sarah died.
Why he quit school.
9)

Who does Emily travel with at the end of Part 2: Chapter 2? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

With Sarah.
With Jack.
With Pookie.
She travels alone.
10)

Why does Emily move with Jack? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

Emily moves because she wants to write a book.
Jack asks her to marry him.
In hopes of enriching their relationship and getting married.
She is offered a job.
11)

How does Sarah keep in touch with Emily in Part 3: Chapter 1? (from Part 3: Chapter 1)

E-mails.
Through other family members.
Phone calls.
Letters.
12)

What do Emily and Sarah do the night of going to the hospital in Part 2: Chapter 3? (from Part 2: Chapters 3-4)

They reminisce about their childhood.
They visit their father.
They fight.
They ignore each other.
13)

Where does Pookie move in Part 2: Chapter 2? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

Into the city.
An apartment over a agarage.
To Iowa.
To Montana.
14)

What does Tony do after Sarah's death? (from Part 3: Chapter 2)

Gets remarried.
Asks for forgiveness.
Wins the lottery.
Moves to Asia.
15)

What state is Sarah planning to do research in for her project? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

New York.
Iowa.
Maine.
Montana.
16)

What is Emily fearful of in Part 3: Chapter1? (from Part 3: Chapter 1)

That Howard is still seeing his wife.
Being fired at work.
Tony's illness.
The dark.
17)

Where does Peter take Emily in Part 3: Chapter 2? (from Part 3: Chapter 2)

To see Tony.
To see Pookie.
To see Walter.
To see Howard.
18)

What does Sarah attempt to do at the end of Part 2: Chapter 4? (from Part 2: Chapters 3-4)

Get help.
Forgive Tony.
Leave Tony.
Stay with Tony.
19)

What happens with Emily's article in Part 3: Chapter 3? (from Part 3: Chapter 3)

She completes the article.
She does not finish it.
It is picked up by a national magazine.
The article is not accepted for print.
20)

How does Emily feel compared to Peter in Part 3: Chapter 3? (from Part 3: Chapter 3)

Uneducated.
Poor and unsophisticated.
Rich and sophisticated.
Lazy.
21)

Where does Emily go at the end of Part 2: Chapter 2? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

Virginia.
Montana.
Iowa.
New York.
22)

Who is Howard Dunninger? (from Part 3: Chapter 1)

One of Emily's lovers.
Sarah's first husband.
Emily's boss.
A principal.
23)

Why does Pookie go to the hospital in Part 2: Chapter 3? (from Part 2: Chapters 3-4)

She isn't feel well.
Sarah and Emily make her go.
She has had a cerebral brain hemorrhage.
To visit Tony's father.
24)

Why does Sarah call Emily in Part 3: Chapter 1? (from Part 3: Chapter 1)

To ask advice about her children.
To ask for a loan.
To ask if she can move in with her.
To invite Emily for a visit.
25)

What does Sarah reveal to Emily in Part 2: Chapter 1? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

That she writing a book.
That she is getting a divorce.
That she is pregnant.
That she is going back to school.
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