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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 Lottie and Betty do after Charles refuses to take them to town to window shop?
(a) Burn his dinner.
(b) Hitchhike into town.
(c) Buy expensive dresses.
(d) Leave town for a few days.

2. What happens to Sade after her husband's murder?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) She is happier than she has ever been.
(c) She is sent to prison.
(d) She moves to Vermont.

3. What does Charles refuse to do when a boy is killed at the mill?
(a) Call his parents.
(b) Halt production.
(c) Send flowers.
(d) Pay for the funeral.

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

5. How many children does the person in #55 have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lottie do with her dinner that makes Charles angry?

2. Who is Lottie's mother?

3. How is Trudy able to get credit in the store?

4. How old was Lottie when she got married?

5. What happens to Roy in the year after his affair with another woman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Lottie anonymously make sure that Trudy gets credit in Porter's store?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does friction develop between Charles and Lottie?

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