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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. Which of the following does Charles NOT do when the neighbor's dogs lunge at him?
(a) Shoot the dogs.
(b) Drive away in his car.
(c) Leave the house by the back door.
(d) Run into the house.

2. What is the cause of Charles' death?
(a) Stab wounds.
(b) Car crash.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Suicide.

3. Why does the person in #55 create a scene at the local store?
(a) They are out of sugar.
(b) She is denied credit.
(c) A clerk spills molasses on her.
(d) Her order has been delayed.

4. Trudy's children are known to be _________________.
(a) Good musicians.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Good students.
(d) Very shy.

5. What is the main activity of the women's group that Lottie forms.
(a) Teaching cooking.
(b) Hospital volunteering.
(c) Quilting.
(d) Card playing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lottie is especially proud of her beautiful ________________.

2. In the Introduction, what does Marjorie state that her mother loved to do?

3. Who is Betty's mother?

4. Who develops excellent skills at Lottie's group meetings?

5. Why does Charles ridicule his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Lottie's recurrent romantic fantasy and how does her real life differ from the dream?

4. What illness does Betty contract as a child and what is the cause of it?

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

6. What special talent does Lottie have and why does she take so much pride in it?

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

8. Why is no serious investigation ever launched to determine Roy's murderer?

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

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

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