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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. Catherine recognizes Ralph right away because of his apparent wealth and ___________________.
(a) Humility.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Fear.

2. Who are the Pinkerton agents with whom Catherine meets?
(a) Mallory and Fenton.
(b) Malloy and Fewsmith.
(c) Morton and Fisk.
(d) Malloy and Fisk.

3. What does Ralph tell Catherine before he collapses in the carriage?
(a) The doctor has an office in town.
(b) He is sorry for upsetting her.
(c) The horses know the way home.
(d) He is thankful she is with him.

4. Catherine fabricates a story about her father being a/an _____________________.
(a) Professor.
(b) Missionary.
(c) Attorney.
(d) Sculptor.

5. Who/What is on the train for which Ralph is waiting?
(a) His mail order bride.
(b) A shipment of furniture.
(c) A shipment of boots.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ralph do after college?

2. Who tends to Ralph during his illness?

3. Antonio says his true family is in what type of business?

4. What does Ralph's head hit when he is tossed from the carriage?

5. What did Ralph's mother do to show him how much hell can hurt?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Ralph and Catherine's relationship begin with a lie?

2. What does Truitt tell Catherine about his life with Emilia and the house he built for her?

3. What are Truitt's thoughts about Antonio even though he and the boy hated each other years ago?

4. What significance does the loss of Catherine's jewelry serve symbolically and as an element of foreshadowing?

5. What is the significance of the canary that Catherine purchases?

6. What internal conflict does a youthful Truitt experience during his days of debauchery in Europe?

7. How is the theme of isolation repeated as Catherine takes note of her new surroundings?

8. How is Ralph described by the emotions he wears on his face as well as his obsession with sex?

9. What is the significance of Truitt's mother stabbing him with a needle and then the resulting scar that reminds him of the act?

10. What is the one expectation that Truitt has of Catherine by sending her to St. Louis?

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