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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 Antonio doing in the city in #63?
(a) Modeling in an art studio.
(b) Teaching school.
(c) Playing piano in a whorehouse.
(d) Attending law school.

2. Catherine has studied which language?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) Italian.

3. What does Catherine lose in the carriage accident?
(a) Her suitcase.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her jewelry.
(d) Her gloves.

4. What is Catherine's cousin's name?
(a) Aimee.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Cecile.
(d) India.

5. Which of the following is NOT something that now shows on Ralph's face?
(a) Hope.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Need.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonio eat every night at the restaurant?

2. The photograph sent to Ralph from his new bride shows a woman who appears to be ____________________.

3. Ralph's mail order bride claimed that she was looking for ____________________.

4. Which of the following does Ralph NOT speak of in his delirious state?

5. Who was Ralph's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the secret garden, and gardens in general, symbolize in Catherine's life at this point?

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

3. Describe the scenario where Catherine observes Antonio in the restaurant.

4. What does the author reveal about Catherine's true intentions regarding Truitt?

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

6. What is the significance of the phrases, "It happens," or, "These things happen" which appear throughout the novel?

7. What do the secret garden and the Italian house symbolize?

8. Describe the carriage accident in which Ralph is hurt.

9. How does Catherine spend her time in St. Louis?

10. What are some of Truitt's thoughts during his delirium, especially related to his domineering mother and his own youthful thoughts of lust?

(see the answer keys)

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