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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 is the date of the Introduction?
(a) June 25, 1960.
(b) January 1, 1917.
(c) September 15, 1954.
(d) December 15, 1989.

2. Who is Betty's father?
(a) Charles.
(b) Martin.
(c) Morgan.
(d) James.

3. How is Trudy able to get credit in the store?
(a) Her husband gets her a credit card.
(b) She wears down the store owner's resistance.
(c) The store owner runs a credit check.
(d) Lottie takes up a collection.

4. What is Lottie's nationality?
(a) Scottish.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Irish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, America is suffering through ___________________.

2. Trudy's children are known to be _________________.

3. What is John Carroll's job?

4. What year is it in Chapter 9?

5. Who did Lottie marry in 1917?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Lottie determine has killed Roy and why does she choose to keep quiet about it?

2. What does Lottie do when Charles does nothing when a boy is killed at the mill?

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

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

5. In whose voice is the Introduction written and what is the message?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Lottie so ashamed about Betty's illness?

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