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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. With which boy does Ann begin a sexual relationship?
(a) Peter Keller.
(b) Mike Kerrigan.
(c) Daniel Swan.
(d) James Hall.

2. While living in the studio apartment, Adele and Ann get a call to notify them that ______________ has been killed in a traffic accident.
(a) Ben.
(b) Carol.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Lillian.

3. Adele has spent the royalty check money on a lavish car and __________________.
(a) a house.
(b) antiques.
(c) a college education.
(d) cosmetic surgery.

4. Adele stocks the kitchen with every imaginable kind of _________________.
(a) beer.
(b) bread.
(c) cheese.
(d) fruit.

5. Where do the Kellers help Adele get a new job?
(a) A convalescent home.
(b) A jewelry store.
(c) A museum.
(d) A high tech company.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, Adele is waiting to marry ____________________.

2. Which of the following did Jimmy NOT do to their retirement home?

3. Which of the following is NOT something Adele would put in Ann's school lunches?

4. A phone call at one o'clock in the morning at Carol and Jimmy's house reveals that ____________________.

5. Who does Carol marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Paul's mission during the war; why does he not complete the mission; and, what are his and Carol's plans for the future?

2. How does Paul die and what decision does Carol make regarding her life going forward?

3. What is the symbolism of the sparkly red shoes and Ann's hair being cut by a hooligan?

4. How does Adele try to sabotage Ann's relationship with Daniel Swan?

5. Describe how Carol's life is much more dramatic in reality than Adele's theatrics.

6. What was life like for Carol growing up?

7. How does the episode of the red shoes exhibit Adele's not being fit to parent?

8. When does Carol realize that Adele is using her and the family?

9. What does Ann begin to realize about her mother and how she compares herself to her family?

10. Describe the graciousness of Carol and Jimmy toward Jay Brozek after Benny's death.

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