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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what department store does Betty get her second job?
(a) Bloomingdale's.
(b) Kohl's.
(c) Kresge's.
(d) Macy's.

2. What news arrives from Kentucky regarding Lottie's mother, Bridget?
(a) Bridget wants to go back to Ireland to die.
(b) Bridget has had a stroke.
(c) Bridget has gone blind from diabetes.
(d) Bridget's 100th birthday will be celebrated with a big party.

3. What war breaks out in Chapter 17?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

4. Betty gives birth to ___________________.
(a) A stillborn child.
(b) A baby boy.
(c) Twin boys.
(d) A baby girl.

5. Where does Trudy suggest that Betty go?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

6. What is Betty's first job in Richmond?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Hair stylist.
(d) Librarian.

7. What does Lottie have delivered to Trudy's house?
(a) Food.
(b) A baby crib.
(c) Christmas gifts.
(d) Car.

8. Why does Lottie send Betty to Trudy's house with a hammer and nails?
(a) To hang pictures.
(b) To build tables.
(c) To fix furniture.
(d) To make clothes hooks.

9. Lottie comments that "Anytime somebody's not looking after themselves, ________________________."
(a) It becomes your business.
(b) It shows a depressed state of mind.
(c) A big change is coming.
(d) It's their own fault.

10. Which customer does Betty meet at the store and begin to date?
(a) Stanton.
(b) Maguire.
(c) Willston.
(d) Hall.

11. Why are Lottie and Betty fighting a lot lately?
(a) Betty does not want to go to college.
(b) Lottie won't buy Betty a prom dress.
(c) Betty is dating a wild boy.
(d) Betty wants to leave the area.

12. What does Lottie want Betty to do when Betty tells her the truth about Stanton?
(a) Move to a different dorm.
(b) Help Stanton with his recovery.
(c) Take a correspondence course.
(d) Come home.

13. With whom does Betty spend much of her time?
(a) Boys she meets at bars.
(b) New friends from school.
(c) Older women with whom she works.
(d) She prefers to be alone.

14. How does Lottie feel about the name given to Betty's child?
(a) She has no feelings about it.
(b) She despises it.
(c) She loves it.
(d) She does not like it.

15. Herman's eagerness to go to war demonstrates __________________.
(a) His aggression.
(b) His naivete.
(c) His fears.
(d) His patriotism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wedding gift does Sade give to Betty?

2. What does Trudy tell Betty is the best part of being abandoned by her husband?

3. How can Herman avoid military service?

4. Betty goes into labor two days after which holiday?

5. Betty's baby is born at nearly _________________ in the evening.

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