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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the conference that Patty met her husband?
(a) New York.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) St. Louis.

2. What job did Tommy Guptill take after his farm burned down?
(a) A janitorial job.
(b) A teaching job.
(c) A car salesman job.
(d) A postal job.

3. What had been Griff Johnson's job?
(a) He was a postal delivery man.
(b) He was an insurance salesman.
(c) He was a junior high school teacher.
(d) He was a helicopter pilot.

4. What is Jay charged with in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) First-degree murder.
(b) Second-degree murder.
(c) Rape.
(d) Third-degree battery.

5. In what war had Tommy's brother served?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean War.

6. Who is Lila Lane's aunt?
(a) Lucy Barton.
(b) Yvonne Tuttle.
(c) Patty Nicely.
(d) Linda Peterson-Cornell.

7. Why does Charlie feel particularly guilty after he and Tracy part ways in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) Because he stole his wife's money.
(b) Because he killed Tracy's lover.
(c) Because he was found innocent of all charges.
(d) Because his father posted bail.

8. Where does Linda go to talk to a lawyer in the end of Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Layton.
(b) Memphis.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

9. What is the name of Linda's husband in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Roy.
(b) Robert.
(c) Jake.
(d) Jay.

10. What does Angelina Mumford teach?
(a) Biology.
(b) English Literature.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Social Studies.

11. How old is Linda's daughter in Boston?
(a) 23.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 16.

12. Who is Jay's lawyer that he asks for in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Annie Appleby.
(b) Pat Johnson.
(c) Roger Anderson.
(d) Norm Atwood.

13. What does Charlie tell Tracy when they part in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?
(a) To divorce her husband.
(b) To call him on Tuesday.
(c) To call when she reaches New York.
(d) To never contact him again.

14. What does Karen-Lucie say she did for "a hundred years" in her youth (77)?
(a) Worked at a bakery.
(b) Waitressed.
(c) Taught children.
(d) Prostituted.

15. Charlie Macauley is described in Chapter 2, "Windmills" as being about how much older than Patty?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 30 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lucy Barton end up moving?

2. How long is the drive from Patty's house to Hanston?

3. Who is the photographer at the festival that cross-dresses?

4. The narrator in Chapter 3, "Cracked" describes two sculptures in the garden of Linda's house. Who are the sculptures by?

5. What does Tommy buy for his wife's upcoming birthday in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?

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