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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. Where did Catherine and Alice live after their father died?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) The poorhouse.
(c) A great-aunt's home.
(d) A foster family.

2. What does Ralph ask Catherine if she will do for him?
(a) Have a child.
(b) Redecorate the house.
(c) Fire the Larsens.
(d) Host a party.

3. Catherine spends her nights with Antonio and her days _________________________.
(a) Sleeping at her hotel.
(b) Getting her hair styled.
(c) Going to matinees.
(d) Shopping for clothes.

4. Antonio tells Catherine that Ralph's rage was assuaged only by drugs and _______________.
(a) Food.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Sex.
(d) Music.

5. Where do Catherine and Alice live when they leave Philadelphia?
(a) Denver.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Antonio's demeanor in the Italian house?

2. While in Chicago, Catherine gets items to treat Ralph from whom?

3. Most of Ralph's fortune comes from his business in which industry?

4. What does Ralph admit to Catherine one night?

5. What does Catherine see descend toward Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can the phrase, "Such things happened" be interpreted as it relates to Alice's dismal life?

2. Why does Antonio delight in telling Catherine about where Alice is?

3. How does Truitt think Antonio is just like himself at that age?

4. What happens between Antonio (Manetti) and Catherine when she finally goes to his apartment?

5. What is the significance of Catherine's clothing in the story?

6. Why did Catherine prostitute herself and how does Alice end up doing the same thing?

7. What do Truitt's open arms toward Antonio symbolize for Truitt and the other characters?

8. How does a nightly glass of water symbolize Mrs. Larsen as a mother figure?

9. How long does Catherine wait before going to see Antonio and why does she write to Truitt about her upcoming visit?

10. What does Truitt confide to Catherine about Emilia's behavior after she left and how her life deteriorated?

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