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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. Which of the following is NOT something Ralph has a profound fear of?
(a) Death.
(b) Being looked at.
(c) Being touched.
(d) Other people.

2. How does Ralph feel when he realizes that he is being poisoned?
(a) He is outraged.
(b) He is pensive.
(c) He doesn't care.
(d) He is sad.

3. Who was Catherine's lover whom she caught in bed with twelve-year-old Alice?
(a) Uncle Skip.
(b) Uncle Sammie.
(c) Uncle Chip.
(d) Uncle Sid.

4. Which of the following is NOT a food Antonio indulges in on a regular basis?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Quail.
(d) Melons.

5. Where did Catherine and Alice move after Catherine had saved a little bit of money?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Denver.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Italian house is a metaphor for what?

2. Antonio tells Catherine that he had watched Ralph kill __________________.

3. Which of the following is NOT something Ralph had meant to be in his life?

4. Ralph tells Catherine that Antonio reminds him of whom?

5. Antonio tells Catherine that all he wants is to have Ralph dead and to ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. How does Truitt feel when Catherine returns home without Antonio and what is Truitt's suggestion for their life?

6. Who is Violet Alverson and how does Antonio cavalierly destroy her?

7. In what way are Truitt and Antonio similar in the way they use sex?

8. What does Antonio threaten to do if Catherine doesn't carry through on her promise to kill Truitt?

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

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

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