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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 does Violet die?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She is shot.
(d) She is thrown from her horse.
2. How does Antonio break up with Violet?
(a) He just moves away.
(b) He takes her to dinner.
(c) He sends a letter.
(d) He sends a note with a bouquet.
3. Who does Catherine hire in Chicago to work in the Italian house?
(a) A dressmaker.
(b) A gardener.
(c) A chef.
(d) A hairstylist.
4. Catherine visits beer parlors and _________________ with Antonio.
(a) Cafes.
(b) Drug dens.
(c) Museums.
(d) Whorehouses.
5. From what disease did Emilia die?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Diabetes.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is one of Ralph's bedtime rituals?
2. What does Ralph bring home to surprise Catherine one night?
3. Antonio tells Catherine that all he wants is to have Ralph dead and to ______________________.
4. What does Antonio threaten to do if Catherine will not kill Ralph?
5. What does Mrs. Larsen represent for Ralph?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Violet Alverson and how does Antonio cavalierly destroy her?
2. What had been Truitt's experience with arsenic when he was a younger man?
3. What does Antonio reveal to Catherine about his mother's death and what does he say he feels towards his father?
4. Describe how Catherine vacillates on poisoning Truitt and how she makes the decision to stop altogether.
5. What is the significance of Catherine's clothing in the story?
6. What is the link between poison and passion for Truitt at this point in his life?
7. What did Truitt discover when he went to Chicago one last time to try to help Emilia and why does he think he finally abandoned her?
8. Why does Truitt allow Catherine to poison him?
9. Why does Antonio delight in telling Catherine about where Alice is?
10. What image does Catherine see float down toward Alice and what does Catherine realize about her own life from this point on?
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