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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 do the men in Lottie's family want their daughters to do?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Work in the fields.
(c) Cook for them.
(d) Get married early.

2. In what state does A CURE FOR DREAMS begin?
(a) Maine.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) California.
(d) Indiana.

3. Who is Lottie's mother?
(a) Siobbhan.
(b) Rose.
(c) Mary.
(d) Bridget.

4. The women playing cards say nice things to Trudy about ________________________.
(a) Her hairstyle.
(b) Her being pregnant with twins.
(c) Her cooking.
(d) The flattering color of her sweater.

5. Lottie points out other women in the club to Betty as examples of __________________.
(a) Bad hairstyles.
(b) Compassionate people.
(c) Happy marriages.
(d) Wonderful style.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lottie take with her when she and Betty leave Trudy's house?

2. What do Lottie and Betty do after Charles refuses to take them to town to window shop?

3. Why is Lottie angry about Charles' death?

4. What happens to Sade after her husband's murder?

5. Charles attributes Lottie's family's hardships to _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the connection that Betty draws between the Depression and infidelity and which of Lottie's friends is directly affected?

2. Describe how Charles and Lottie are so different from each other.

3. Why is Trudy raising her children on her own?

4. What is the probable reason for Charles' suicide?

5. What is the premise of A CURE FOR DREAMS?

6. How does the author show the close relationship between Lottie and Betty?

7. How does the author show that Charles is losing his rational mind?

8. Because hers is not a happy marriage, how does Lottie instruct Betty in what to look for in satisfying relationships?

9. Why does Lottie take back the meal she had brought for Trudy and her children?

10. How does Lottie punish Charles for his unconscionable behavior regarding the death of the boy at the mill?

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