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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides Communism, what is one of June's other passions as a young girl?
(a) Reading literary novels.
(b) Financial matters.
(c) Cricket.
(d) The countryside.

2. From what point of view is the novel written?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Omniscient.

3. What did Jeremy think of his friends' need to disassociate themselves from their parents?
(a) They would never make anything of themselves.
(b) They intended to become criminals.
(c) They were heading for a nervous breakdown.
(d) They were in a downward social spiral.

4. From what year is the framed photograph on June Tremaine's locker by her bed in the nursing home?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1989.

5. What disease was June dying of?
(a) Pancreatic Cancer.
(b) Multiple Sclerosis.
(c) Cardiovascular Disease.
(d) Leukemia.

6. In what way were June and Bernard alike in the beginning of their relationship?
(a) They were ophans.
(b) They were both communists.
(c) They were very spiritual.
(d) They both enjoyed theater and music.

7. What is the Dolmen de la Prunarede?
(a) An ancient burial site that became a family site.
(b) Jeremy's home town.
(c) Jenny's ideal place to live.
(d) The place where June and Bernard married.

8. What organization did June join when she was eighteen-years-old?
(a) The Socialist Cycling Club.
(b) The Feminist Movement.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The John Birch Society.

9. Why does Jeremy state that he was something of a parent at the age of seventeen?
(a) He took care of his sister's only child.
(b) He wanted to become a teacher.
(c) His girlfirend got pregnant and ran away.
(d) He felt older than all of his school friends.

10. What did Jean think of Jeremy's friend, Toby?
(a) She had never met him.
(b) She had no feelings towards him at all.
(c) She secretly was in love with him.
(d) She hated him.

11. Who did Jeremy tend to become friendly with?
(a) Other college students.
(b) Little girls of three to five-years-old.
(c) No one.
(d) Parents of people his age.

12. Where did Jenny's parents live when Jeremy first met them?
(a) In separate countries.
(b) In North London.
(c) In Australia.
(d) In the South of France.

13. How does Jeremy react to hearing June talk like a Californian professional or a dazed hippie?
(a) He is disgusted.
(b) He is uncomfortable.
(c) He asks to tape record her.
(d) He wants to hear more.

14. What was June's basic view about life?
(a) God had no hand in it.
(b) It had a purpose.
(c) It was best not to examine it.
(d) Life was random.

15. How old is Jeremy's niece at the beginning of the story?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Newborn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What completely overshadowed Jeremy and Jenny's life until their first child was born?

2. What does June believe she discovered after the incident with the dogs?

3. How many children does Jeremy end up having?

4. During June's generation, what was the worst possible thing that could happen to a girl?

5. Where did Toby Langley spend some of his childhood?

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