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

3. What does Ralph have built in the Italian house as a wedding gift to Catherine?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A library.
(c) Modern bathrooms.
(d) A safe.

4. How old was Antonio when Ralph killed the person in #96?
(a) 21.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

5. Most of Ralph's fortune comes from his business in which industry?
(a) Agricultural.
(b) Mining.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonio do during Violet's funeral?

2. In what does Ralph try to interest Antonio?

3. To whom does Ralph deed the farmhouse?

4. Who arrives at the Truitt house one night?

5. What does Catherine realize about her own health when she is in Chicago?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a flashback reveal about Catherine and Alice's sad childhood?

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

3. When does Truitt realize he is being poisoned and what does he do about it?

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

5. What image does Catherine see float down toward Alice and what does Catherine realize about her own life from this point on?

6. What does Truitt do regarding his business as his health rapidly deteriorates?

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

8. What does Catherine do to show that she is no longer trying to poison Truitt and is going to help him heal?

9. What is the nature of the encounter between Catherine and Alice in present day St. Louis?

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

(see the answer keys)

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