A Cure for Dreams: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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A Cure for Dreams: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Trudy's children are known to be _________________.
(a) Thieves.
(b) Good students.
(c) Very shy.
(d) Good musicians.

2. Who is Trudy's husband?
(a) Paul.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Eddie.

3. What is notable about the friendship between Betty and the person in #55?
(a) Betty is much younger.
(b) They are both redheads.
(c) They both have green eyes.
(d) They look like they could be twins.

4. What is the person in #55 doing when Lottie and Betty visit?
(a) Hanging out wash.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Mowing the grass.
(d) Shaving her legs.

5. What religion does Lottie's husband practice?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Quaker.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite her dislike for Trudy, who still finds a way to help the woman care for her children?

2. What does Charles not allow Lottie to buy?

3. What insect does Betty mention that feeds on cotton crops?

4. In what state does A CURE FOR DREAMS begin?

5. Men who order their wives around by command treat them like _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use punctuation to indicate the speakers in the story?

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

3. What is an easy way to differentiate the three characters in the book?

4. How does Lottie intervene in Sade's marriage regarding her cheating husband?

5. What are some mentions of popular culture that Betty notes in her story?

6. Why is anger Lottie's reaction to Charles' death?

7. Why does friction develop between Charles and Lottie?

8. What is the nature of the club that Lottie organizes and why does Charles object to it?

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

10. According to Lottie, why is a man's name for his wife an indicator of her value to him?

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