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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. How old was Alice when her mother died?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

2. What instrument does Howard play after dinner?
(a) Piano.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Flute.

3. What is annoying Howard about Alice lately?
(a) Her sleeping too much.
(b) Her constant apologies.
(c) Her laziness.
(d) Her overspending.

4. What is Alice's husband's profession?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Dairy farmer.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Professor.

5. Who are Alice's daughters?
(a) Amy and Suzanne.
(b) Emma and Claire.
(c) Emma and Sara.
(d) Allison and Claire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alice needs Howard's help to ___________________.

2. Where does Howard's mother live?

3. What had been Alice's version of church while growing up?

4. What does Howard think about the prayers at the hospital?

5. What has Alice been doing constantly lately?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mrs. Mackessy and Mrs. M.L. Glevitch push Alice to the breaking point at Lizzy's funeral?

2. Describe how Howard's life has changed due to harassing phone calls and reporters.

3. What is the purpose of Chapter 7 and how will Nellie's departure mean volatility?

4. What is the purpose of the shopping trip to get Howard a new suit?

5. How does the author use foreshadowing by introducing Robbie Mackessy's mother in the hospital lounge scene?

6. On what does Howard base the entirety of his legal knowledge?

7. What advice does Theresa get from her friend, Albert, regarding mourning for Lizzy?

8. What is the tragedy that occurs early in the story?

9. What stresses wear on Howard both at home and with Alice's incarceration?

10. What is the importance of Alice's mother recording Laura Ingalls Wilder's LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS?

(see the answer keys)

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