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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine feel the first time she enters the Hale house?
(a) A sense of welcome.
(b) Very warm.
(c) A chill, and the sense that someone else is present.
(d) Faint.

2. What kind of painter is the one that George focuses his thesis on?
(a) Brandenburgian.
(b) Swedenborgian.
(c) Rembrandtian.
(d) Matisian.

3. Who takes care of the Hale boys following their parents' death?
(a) Harlan.
(b) Fabrizio.
(c) Rainer.
(d) Helen Smythe.

4. What did Mr. Hale struggle with before his death?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) An old head injury.
(c) Drinking and gambling.
(d) Cancer.

5. Where do George and Catherine live when they are first married?
(a) New York City.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Maine.

6. What flowers does Cole say are his favorite when Catherine asks him?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Trumpet flowers.
(c) Mums.
(d) Roses.

7. Who was Mr. Hale's mistress?
(a) Willis Howard.
(b) Relleno Steele.
(c) Hardy Finder.
(d) Hazel Smythe.

8. What is one difference between Ella Hale and her husband?
(a) He is much older than she is.
(b) She goes to church, and he does not.
(c) She has a college degree, and he does not.
(d) He has had affairs, but she was faithful.

9. Who is Franny named after?
(a) George's mother.
(b) Catherine's cousin.
(c) Catherine's sister.
(d) Catherine's aunt.

10. Who is the muse of the painter George focuses his dissertation on?
(a) God.
(b) His mother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His wife.

11. How much land comes with the Hale farm?
(a) 25 acres.
(b) 100 acres.
(c) 200 acres.
(d) 300 acres.

12. What does Catherine do with Eddy and Cole sometimes when they are working at her house?
(a) Sing to them.
(b) Cut their hair.
(c) Swim with them.
(d) Sketch them.

13. What do Eddy and Cole offer to do at the old Hale house for the Clares?
(a) Painting and handy work.
(b) Butchering cows.
(c) Cutting down trees.
(d) Delivering milk.

14. What is one of the last things Mr. Hale does with his sons?
(a) Go out in the canoe.
(b) Sing.
(c) Fly kites.
(d) Go skiing.

15. What does Catherine envy about Justine?
(a) Her credentials.
(b) Her beautiful singing voice.
(c) Her confidence and comfort in her own body.
(d) Her writing talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both George and Catherine study in college?

2. What does Justine Sokolov work at?

3. Who is George's boss at the college?

4. What does Catherine Clare do for a living?

5. Who is tasked with selling the Hale house?

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