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Study Guide

We Were the Mulvaneys | Quiz

Joyce Carol Oates
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We Were the Mulvaneys | Quiz

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1)

What is the name of the person Marianne is living with? (from Family Pictures: Gone | The Huntsman: One by One)

Katrina Mulvaney.
Grandma Hausmann.
Ethel Mulaney.
Ethel Hausmann.
2)

What member of the family is missing at Michael Mulvaney Sr.'s funeral? (from Hard Reckoning: Gone)

Corrine.
Patrick.
Mike Jr.
Judd.
3)

What is "The Huntsman?" (from The Huntsman: The Huntsman | The Huntsman: Plastica)

A woodcut picture Corrine purchased at auction that Patrick particularly liked.
A picture Patrick bid on and won at an auction.
A picture Patrick painted in high school.
A picture Marianne painted for Patrick.
4)

After looking all over the bus terminal for Marianne, where does Patrick find her? (from The Huntsman: Valedictorian Speech | The Huntsman: Snow After Easter)

Outside the terminal.
Coming ouf of the restroom.
She showed up at his apartment.
Sleeping on a bench.
5)

When Patrick calls home in the chapter, "Reverse Prayer," what does he tell Judd he wants to do? (from The Huntsman: Dignity | The Huntsman: Reverse Prayer)

Get sweet revenge.
He wants an eye for an eye.
Execute justice.
Get even.
6)

What does Patrick mean by "Chance follows design"? (from The Huntsman: The Handshake)

No matter how you design something chance enters into it.
You carefully plan something that looks like luck to an observer.
First you design something then it's up to chance.
Nothing is left to chance if it is carefully designed.
7)

In the chapter titled, "Gone," what does Judd admit doing with his father's ashes? (from Hard Reckoning: Gone)

He accidentally spilled the ashes.
He didn't admit doing anything to the ashes.
He dropped a penny in the box of ashes for good luck.
He peeked at his father's ashes.
8)

What does Judd think when Corrine tells him that Patrick is going to be at the reunion? (from Reunion: Fourth of July 1993)

He couldn't wait to see him.
He hoped he didn't come.
He doubted Patrick would be there.
He would have some choice words for him if he did.
9)

Where does Patrick decide he is going to take Zachary Lundt to get revenge? (from The Huntsman: Crossing Over)

To the sewage treatment plant.
Back to where Zach raped Marianne.
To the lake.
None of the answers are correct.
10)

Why is Patrick so enthralled by "The Huntsman"? (from The Huntsman: The Huntsman | The Huntsman: Plastica)

Patrick collected art that depicted man against beast.
The artwork was a modern style Patrick liked.
It raised the question, will the huntsman really shoot the ram he's aiming his weapon at.
Patrick loved hunting and the picture reminded him of the sport.
11)

What doesn't Marianne take with her? (from The Pilgrim: Rag-Quilt Life)

Paperback books.
Muffin.
Her quilt.
Hardcover textbooks.
12)

What does Patrick suddenly remember as he drives with Zachary? (from The Huntsman: The Bog)

The German woodcut "The Huntsman."
The classes he was missing.
His family.
Easter services the next day.
13)

What does Michael do for what seems no apparent reason while at the Yankee Doodle Tap Room? (from The Huntsman: Dignity | The Huntsman: Reverse Prayer)

He gets up and sings "Yankee Doodle."
He throws the contents of his beer glass in Judge Gerald Kirkland's face.
He tears up his membership card and throws it at the club president.
He gets so drunk he passes out.
14)

Why does Michael Sr. ask Mike about a white horse? (from Hard Reckoning: The White Horse)

Michael has been dreaming and in the dream is a white horse.
He's delirious.
White Horse is a cheap whiskey he wants his son to buy him.
Michael is trying to change the subject from his drinking.
15)

Why doesn't Patrick recognize Marianne when he finally sees her? (from The Huntsman: Valedictorian Speech | The Huntsman: Snow After Easter)

She had gained weight.
She was taller than he remembered.
She had dyed her hair.
She looked like a boy.
16)

How does Marianne respond to Abelove's personal question? (from The Pilgrim: The Proposal)

All the answers are correct.
She said she had work to do.
She told him she had to leave.
She thanked him.
17)

What does Michael Sr. suddenly blurt out to Mike Jr. during his visit? (from Hard Reckoning: The White Horse)

That Mike was looking at him like he is a dog.
That Mike was just there to gather info.
That his son was disloyal when he left home.
That Mike just came to show off to him.
18)

What does Abelove have to swallow his pride to do for the Co-Op? (from The Pilgrim: Green Isle)

Drum up business.
Cook meals.
Search for benefactors.
Scrub floors.
19)

What does Marianne do when she sees her father for the first time in twelve years? (from Hard Reckoning: Intensive Care)

She just stares at him because he looks so different.
She tells him she loves him and that she is sorry.
She cries so much she can't talk.
She sits silently beside him.
20)

What does Corrine say to Judd when she invites him to a Fourth of July cookout? (from Reunion: Fourth of July 1993)

That he should bring ice.
That it would also be a family reunion.
That it was finally time to celebrate.
It was going to be a great feast.
21)

What happens after Patrick changes his thesis topic three times? (from The Huntsman: Crossing Over)

He was told he could not change his mind again.
He was told he had to do exactly what his adviser wanted or drop the course.
He was notified he was failing the course.
He was notified he'd been assigned a new adviser.
22)

What does Hewie admit when he and Marianne get back to the Co-Op after going to her grandmother's funeral? (from The Pilgrim: The Pilgrim)

That he loved Marianne.
That he wanted Abelove's job.
That he wouldn't tell anyone what she told him.
That he was leaving the Co-Op.
23)

Where does Patrick expect to capture Zachary Lundt? (from The Huntsman: The Bog)

At the gym where Zachary works out.
At the country club.
Cobb's Corner Inn.
At the bog.
24)

What are Marianne's last thoughts as she leaves Abelove's office? (from The Pilgrim: The Proposal)

That she wanted to tell all her friends at the Co-Op.
That she couldn't wait to call home.
None of the answers are correct.
She needed to see Hewie.
25)

What does Judd notice about his father and the people around them at Patrick's graduation? (from The Huntsman: Valedictorian Speech | The Huntsman: Snow After Easter)

That the man who was once the center of attention was now treated like an invisible man.
That his father doesn't want to talk to anyone.
That his father looks so out of place among his friends.
That the people treated his father with respect.
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