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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. What girl does Clyde begin to lavish attention on?
(a) Rita
(b) Ruza
(c) Roberta
(d) Bella

2. Where does Clyde find employment when he is 16?
(a) A drug store
(b) A brothel
(c) A hotel
(d) A factory

3. Where does Clyde say his father worked?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) Phoenix
(c) Pittsburgh
(d) Denver

4. How late does Hortense arrive for her date with Clyde?
(a) An hour
(b) An hour and a half
(c) Half an hour
(d) Ten minutes

5. What is the surname of Roberta's relatives?
(a) Schultz
(b) Newton
(c) Wendy
(d) James

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does the religious community frown upon?

2. What kind of shop does Short own?

3. Who does Roberta say Clyde is attracted to?

4. Who does Hortense always end up with on the trip?

5. How is Samuel related to Asa Griffith?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think is Clyde's main weakness?

2. How do the authorities react to Roberta's death?

3. How does hotel life contradict what Clyde has previously been taught by his family?

4. How does Clyde react to the news Roberta is pregnant?

5. In what way are Clyde's faults exposed in chapter 9, book two?

6. In what way is the political situation getting in the way of the trial?

7. Why does Clyde think Jephson is his last hope?

8. How so the strict social rules affect Roberta?

9. What important decision does Clyde make in chapter 40, book 2?

10. What part have truth and justice played in the novel?

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